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Photo from LA Opera production of Carmen. (Credit: Ken Howard)

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Saturday at 1pm on Classical WETA

Classical WETA Opera House: Carmen

LA Opera performs Georges Bizet's opera, Carmen, under the direction of James Conlon.

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Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, and Lars Vogt. (Credit: Giorgia Bertazzi)

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Saturday at 9pm on Classical WETA

Center Stage From Wolf Trap

Violinist Christian Tetzla, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff, and pianist Lars Vogt perform music by Schubert and Shostakovich at Wolf Trap.

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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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James Jacobs

James Jacobs can be heard Tuesday through Friday evenings on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. His varied career has included performing on programs like A Prairie Home Companion and working as a producer for both recorded programs and concert broadcasts.

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Take beautiful classical music with you on-the-go with our new Classical WETA mobile app. Now available in the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store.

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Poème de l'amour et de la mer: II. La Mort de l'amour

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Violinist Lucia Micarelli Does It All — Touring, Recording, Acting And More

September 17, 2018

Violinist Lucia Micarelli defies the limits of what music can be played on a violin. She’s with us.

George Walker, Trailblazing American Composer, Dies At 96

August 24, 2018

The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.

The Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent

August 24, 2018

Born 100 years ago on Aug. 25, 1918, Bernstein was a larger-than-life character — on stage as a conductor, at the piano as a composer, on TV as an educator and in a sometimes tangled personal life.

Got 'Mambo'? A Playlist For Leonard Bernstein Fanatics And First-Timers

August 24, 2018

Need to beef up on Leonard Bernstein? Hear the musical polymath's most delightful tunes, from West Side Story classics to surprises from Aretha Franklin, Tom Waits and Selena.

Yo-Yo Ma, A Life Led With Bach

August 17, 2018

If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach's six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices.

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