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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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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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Wolf Trap Opera Presents "Bastianello"

Wolf Trap Opera's production of Bastianello is available for free online viewing on ClassicalWETA.org. Performed at The Barns at Wolf Trap in August 2017, the production earned high praise from audiences and critics alike.

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What's The Buzz? Insects Have Invaded My Music

July 16, 2018

Insects have been an inspiration in music for centuries, starring in pieces from "Flight of the Bumblebee" to Mastodon's "March of the Fire Ants."

Oliver Knussen, Composer And Conductor, Dies At 66

July 9, 2018

Knussen, who wrote symphonies, chamber music and operas, is likely best known for his collaborations with children's author Maurice Sendak on adaptions like 1979's Where The Wild Things Are.

François Clemmons: From Mozart to Mister Rogers

June 29, 2018

AMA heads to the Nantucket Film Festival with François Clemmons. Known for his role as Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he reflects on his life and the film Won't You Be My Neighbor?

The Sound Of Silence: Female Composers At The Symphony

June 19, 2018

America's top orchestras are presenting little if any music written by women next season. Why is that?

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, An Influential Russian Conductor, Has Died

June 18, 2018

With work spanning much of the Soviet era, the conductor served as an important and prominent conduit between Russia and the West. He died Saturday at age 87.

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