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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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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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Raising the Dead, And A Few Questions, With Maria Callas' Hologram

November 6, 2018

A hologram of the legendary opera diva is on tour with a live orchestra. But behind the dramatic music, truth and fiction are blurred.

A 'Cosmic Connection' Between 2 Violinists

October 27, 2018

For decades, Cologne-based violinist Geoffry Wharton has played jazzy crowd-pleasing encores written in the 1930s by an obscure composer, Audrey Call. Wharton discovered a spooky connection with her.

DJ Sessions: Meet One Italian Composer Who Some Say Hasn't Gotten His Due

October 18, 2018

This year marks the 275th anniversary of the birth of Italian cellist and composer Luigi Boccherini, a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn.

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.

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