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Photo from Met Opera production of Tosca. (Credit: Ken Howard)

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Classical WETA Opera House: Tosca

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has thrilled audiences for more than a century.

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Center Stage From Wolf Trap

Violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz perform music by César Franck, Martin Kennedy, and others.

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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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Felix Mendelssohn

Sextet in D Major for Violin, 2 Violas, Cello, Bass and Piano, Op. 110

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Claudio Monteverdi

L'Orfeo: Act II

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For Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Making Music Is 'Like A Religious Call'

April 4, 2019

Nézet-Séguin uses every part of his body when he conducts — including his eyes, eyebrows, shoulders and feet. He's the music director at New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Think Of Your Favorite Song. Got It? Here's Why It's Stuck With You

April 4, 2019

Music and the human brain. A neuroscientist and opera singer guides us through the science of how and why music moves us.

From A Piano Virtuoso, An Album For Beginners

April 2, 2019

Steve Inskeep speaks with superstar pianist Lang Lang about his new album, Piano Book, a reexamination of the classical music repertory he learned as child.

The Valkyrie Who Maxed Out Her Credit Cards: Christine Goerke Sings Brünnhilde

March 30, 2019

Goerke, who's singing in the current Metropolitan Opera Ring cycle, overcame a vocal crisis to become one of today's leading dramatic sopranos.

Jeremy Denk's Musical Odyssey Through 7 Centuries Of Music

March 16, 2019

On his new album titled c.1300-c.2000, the pianist begins with a medieval song by Machaut and ends with an étude by Philip Glass.

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