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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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Joseph Haydn

Symphony #53 in D Major "The Imperial"

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Vincenzo Bellini

I puritani: Mad Scene. "O rendetemi la speme -- Qui la voce sua soave.Ah! tu sorridi e asciughi il pianto!...Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna!"

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MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta On Making Music Accessible For All

October 13, 2018

Violinist and social justice advocate Vijay Gupta, one of the 2018 winners of the MacArthur Fellowship, speaks about his work in under-resourced communities in Los Angeles and what's next.

One Mesmerizing Moment With Soprano Montserrat Caballé

October 9, 2018

The revered Spanish soprano, who died Saturday, spins out silvery threads of tone in her recordings, the likes of which no one has ever matched.

The Tale Of The Stolen Totenberg Stradivarius Ends With A New Legacy

October 9, 2018

When the FBI recovered virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius after his death, his daughters wanted the instrument to be played everywhere. Ensuring that was not so simple.

Back To Bach: Hilary Hahn Rekindles An Old Love

October 7, 2018

When the violinist was just 17, a stunning Bach debut album launched her career. Over two decades later, she returns to finish up the set of pieces she started as a teenager.

MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin Talks Composing And Donating His 'Genius' Money

October 4, 2018

The 28-year-old polymath from Boston discusses his new award, his precocious youth and how he perceives all human language as a form of musical communication.

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