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Nicole Lacroix

Nicole Lacroix is the weekday afternoon host on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. After receiving a degree in music from Trinity College, Lacroix spent fifteen years at WGMS in Washington, with stints at VOA, KDFC San Francisco and at Baltimore's WJHU and WBJC.

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Classical WETA's online station VivaLaVoce presents classical vocal music in all its forms, from the Middle Ages to the present, 24 hours per day. Featuring Opera, Choral Music, and Art Song, the station offers something for everyone who loves vocal classical music.

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Identify the composer for each piece and reveal your score!

Test Your Classical Music IQ

Test your classical music IQ by clicking the play button to listen to the sound clips. Identify the composer for each piece and reveal your score!

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Wolf Trap Opera Presents "Idomeneo"

Wolf Trap Opera's 2018 production of Idomeneo is available for free online viewing on ClassicalWETA.org. The opera, written when Mozart was just 24 years old, is considered his first great opera.

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Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 70: I. Allegro

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Thésée: Prologue

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Cleveland Orchestra At 100: The Heartland Band With The World Class Sound

December 11, 2018

Who knew that a little orchestra in America's Midwest, born in 1918, could grow up to be one of the world's best? Through a century of trials and triumphs, the Cleveland Orchestra still shines.

San Francisco Symphony Names Esa-Pekka Salonen As Its Music Director

December 5, 2018

In a surprise move, the orchestra announced Wednesday that it is bringing composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen aboard as its music director, beginning in September 2020.

University Of Michigan Ensemble 'Gives A Voice' To Nazi Prisoners Through Unearthed Music

December 2, 2018

While conducting research at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a music theory professor discovered manuscripts of music that haven't been heard since World War II.

DJ Sessions: Listening To Franz Schubert — 'Ave Maria' And Beyond

November 30, 2018

Schubert, the Viennese composer who died at the age of 31 in 1828, is known for a number of memorable melodies, which he often composed to illustrate poems.

How The 'New World' Symphony Introduced American Music To Itself

November 24, 2018

Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a culture clearly. Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's Ninth Symphony was an ode to what American music could become.

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