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This year saw many classical music highlights in Philadelphia and beyond. Our hosts picked some of their favorites.

Attention all WRTI theater lovers! Here's a great opportunity to see preview performances of the Lantern Theater Company's latest production at a 25%…

As he prepares for the east coast premiere of 'The Comet / Poppea' at Curtis Opera Theatre, visionary director Yuval Sharon talks about his bracing new book, and his vision for enlivening the art form.

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017Gregg Whiteside6:06 AMLuigi CherubiniLodoiska Overture6:19 AMBenjamin GodardSuite of Three Pieces Op 1166:32 AMGeorge…

Meet 16-year-old violinist Danae Truxler, a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Temple Music Prep Center for Gifted Young Musicians' Youth Chamber Orchestra, and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.

In 2009, when the other Big Three automakers were filing for bankruptcy protection, Ford CEO and auto-industry outsider Alan Mulally helped the company post its first annual profit in four years. In American Icon, journalist Bryce Hoffman explores how Mulally helped Ford avoid the fate of its fellow automakers.

Memoir, love story and poetry intertwine in a new book about the life and career of conductor James DePreist — written by his widow, Ginette DePreist, who recently spoke with Susan Lewis for WRTI.

This Thanksgiving, the WRTI jazz team is starting a new tradition: our first annual Thanksgiving Holiday Platters Weekend. From 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 through 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, we’ll feature a different classic jazz album every hour. Here’s a preview of some platters we’ll be serving.

Each year, roughly 750,000 high school dropouts try to improve their prospects by taking the General Educational Development test, or GED, long considered the equivalent of a high school diploma. But the latest research shows that people with GEDs are no better off than dropouts when it comes to their chances of getting a good job.

May 31, 2021. It takes a lot to ground a squadron of fighter jets when they’ve got a mission to fulfill; the same goes for the Airmen of Note, the United…