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Classical Breakdown: John Banther and Liz Field

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Reading Between the Notes: Violinist Liz Field demonstrates musical terms on the violin, we talk about bringing sheet music to life and a special guest joins for experiment with foreign language.

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Linda Carducci

Linda Carducci is the weekday morning host on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. She received classical training on piano and hosted a daily classical music program on a Pittsburgh radio station prior to coming to WETA.

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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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Which composer are you?

Classical Composer Personality Quiz

History's most famous composers were as different from one another as any of their compositions, but which do you most closely resemble?

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Photo from Wolf Trap Opera production of Merlin's Island.

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Wolf Trap Opera Double Bill

Wolf Trap Opera's 2019 productions of Merlin's Island and The Emperor of Atlantis are available for free online viewing on ClassicalWETA.org.

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Johann Joachim Quantz

Flute Sonata #276 in C Minor, QV 1:18

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Roberto Devereux: "Ed ancor la tremenda porta.A te dirò negli ultimi"

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Conductor and Composer Raymond Leppard - A Champion Of The Old And The New - Has Died

October 22, 2019

The British conductor, harpsichordist and scholar helped reignite interest in works by composers like Monteverdi — but he also championed new works and wrote notable film scores of his own.

Not My Job: We Quiz Opera Star Renée Fleming On 'Baby Shark'

October 19, 2019

How much do (do do do do do) you think the soprano knows about the hit children's song Baby Shark? We'll find out.

Happy 100th birthday, theremin!

October 16, 2019

Léon Theremin was a cellist and a physicist and found out that you can create a sound by moving your hand in electromagnetic fields.

After Nearly Losing His Voice To Cancer, Anthony Roth Costanzo Takes On 'Akhnaten'

October 7, 2019

Ten years ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now the countertenor is starring as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in a new production by the Metropolitan Opera.

Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Finds The Humanity In 'Joker'

October 3, 2019

Joker is a psychological character study of a disturbed man who turns violent. To give the comic book villain human depth, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir had to dig deep and empathize with the character.

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