Nathan Gunn

Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE: The Met Opera on WRTI, Jan. 4, 1 PM

Join us for a family favorite! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE. This fanciful production is sung in English and runs a brisk 100 minutes -…

Music Features

Internationally Renowned Singer Nathan Gunn to Lead OCP New-Opera Initiative

The Opera Company of Philadelphia is furthering its commitment to the creation of new American works with the recruitment of star baritone Nathan Gunn to…

Pianist Van Cliburn made a surprise appearance at the 50th Anniversary Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalists concert in Fort Worth, Texas Sept. 6.

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Van Cliburn Speaks, Atlanta's War Of Words And Domingo's Successor

Anastasia Tsioulcas

A surprise address in Texas, two lockouts, an announcement in Washington, D.C. and lots more: from this week, all the classical news that's fit to link.

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Lyric Opera of Chicago: Show Boat on June 16th at 1 pm

You can't help but love Jerome Kern's Show Boat! Created in 1927, this seminal masterpiece gave American musical theater and opera a new voice — one with…

Ceremonial Lenape Meesing ring from Penn Museum's Fulfilling a Prophecy exhibition

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David Hayes--Secret Lenape Ancestry--The Rape of Lucretia--Independence Seaport Museum

Susan Lewis

Jim Cotter speaks with Philadelphia Singers Music Director David Hayes. His group is hosting the Chorus America Conference - the annual gathering of…