WRTI's Jim Cotter speaks with James Conlon, music director of LA Opera. In an effort to raise awareness of the works of two generations of composers who…

David Patrick Stearns profiles the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. Read more about her work here.

David Patrick Stearns reports on Opera New Jersey’s new summer season at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, NJ. On July 29th: Verdi's Il Trovatore. On…

WRTI's Jim Cotter speaks with James Gaffigan. The young American conductor has a growing reputation at home and abroad.

WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the life and work of George Gershwin, and one of the great 20th-century master’s signature works, Rhapsody in…

Though the singers look like male fashion models, the early-music vocal quartet New York Polyphony can sound downright medieval, with music that has…

Beethoven is in the air! The Philadelphia Orchestra, with The Philadelphia Singers and soloists, including AVA's Margaret Mezzacappa, wowed the audience…

Philadelphia-based composer Jennifer Higdon has begun writing her first opera. Based on the novel Cold Mountain, it will be her sole creative pursuit for…

David Patrick Stearns profiles acclaimed Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. As a composer, Salonen is quoted saying "Musical expression is…

WRTI's Susan Lewis explores how the idea of "utopia" captivated the imaginations of early 20th-century artists, as the Philadelphia Museum of Art opens…