Mozart

Soprano Nicole Heaston stars as Claire Devon, a middle-class mother living in a southwestern U.S. suburb, in The Listeners, a new opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek.

Arts Desk

Opera Philadelphia's 2024-25 season: from Mazzoli to Mozart

Nate Chinen

Kicking off with the American premiere of Missy Mazzoli's 'The Listeners,' Opera Philadelphia's 2024-25 season will also feature fresh interpretations of operas by Mozart and Joseph Bologne.

WRTI Spotlight

Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' as a portal, at The Met Opera & beyond

Mike Bolton

For Mike Bolton, an aria from 'The Magic Flute' was a pivotal entry point into the world of opera. He sees the same possibility in Julie Taymor’s spectacular production at The Met Opera, which airs Saturday, June 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI.

Nathalie Stutzmann, principal guest conductor at The Philadelphia Orchestra.

WRTI Spotlight

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Mozart, Wagner, and Schoenberg

Melinda Whiting

In a program spanning Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, and selections from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, the common denominator is love.

Arts Desk

What's a Sinfonia Concertante? Mozart Wrote One for Two of His Favorite Instruments

Susan Lewis

Mozart played both violin and viola, and wrote his Sinfonia Concertante for those two instruments in 1779 after a trip to Paris and Mannheim, where the form was popular.

WRTI Spotlight

The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI: Yannick Conducts Three Mozart Masterpieces

Gregg Whiteside

Join us on Sunday, Dec. 12th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Dec. 13th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2, when Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphians in an all-Mozart concert from 2019, with soloists from the ranks of The Philadelphia Orchestra, First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang, and Principal Viola C.J. Chang.

WRTI Spotlight

The Philadelphia Orchestra on WRTI: Yannick, Trifonov, Mozart, Beethoven, Bates, and Liszt

Gregg Whiteside

Join us on Sunday, June 6th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, June 7th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear a 2017 Philadelphia Orchestra concert that was…

WRTI Spotlight

The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI 90.1: Wizards, Sorcerers, and Magic!

Gregg Whiteside

It's enchanted and enchanting music played by The Philadelphia Orchestra on WRTI, Sunday, October 25th at 1 PM on 90.1 and Monday, October 26th at 7 PM on…

Arts Desk

Classical Album of the Week: Salsa for the French Horn, Sarah Willis in Havana with Mozart y Mambo!

Debra Lew Harder

September 14, 2020. Sarah Willis, the first female brass player of the Berlin Philharmonic, is a musician after my own heart—she loves to dance. Ms.…

WRTI Spotlight

This Week with Yannick on WRTI 90.1: Episode 6, Mozart and His Contemporaries

Join us on Sunday, August 16th at 12 PM on WRTI 90.1 to hear Episode 6 of “This Week with Yannick,” an eight-week radio series, hosted and curated by…

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The Philadelphians In Concert on WRTI: Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla Conducts Mozart and Mahler

Gregg Whiteside

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla is a fast-rising star in the classical music world, and her debut performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra back in February of 2018 was highlighted by a revelatory reading of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. We're pleased to rebroadcast this concert on Sunday, December 12th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, December 13th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2.