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Vegas, Bambino! The Metropolitan Opera's 2019 production of Rigoletto.

<em>Vegas, Bambino! </em>The Metropolitan Opera's 2019 production of <em>Rigoletto</em>.

'Rigoletto' In Vegas And The Pleasures Of The Metropolitan Opera

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

A recent Pop Culture Happy Hour trip to New York took the team to see Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera. A jester in a rat pack? We saw it.

Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.

How Birdsong Has Long Inspired Classical Music

Friday, July 12, 2019

Did you know the cuckoo bird shaped pieces by famous composers like Handel, Beethoven and Mahler?

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti.

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti.

Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Monday, June 24, 2019

Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner.

Jordan Weatherston Pitts (center) sings the role of Renata, the drag queen, with the company of New York City Opera's Stonewall.

Jordan Weatherston Pitts (center) sings the role of Renata, the drag queen, with the company of New York City Opera's <em>Stonewall</em>.

'Stonewall' Opera Marks Uprising's 50th Anniversary

Saturday, June 22, 2019

New York City Opera has commissioned Stonewall, a new opera premiering one week before the 50th anniversary of the riots that sparked the modern gay-rights movement.

Detail from the cover art of Mort Garson's cult electronic album, Mother Earth's Plantasia.

Detail from the cover art of Mort Garson's <em></em>cult electronic album, <em>Mother Earth's Plantasia</em>.

Music For Plants Is Real (Even If The Science Isn't)

Friday, June 21, 2019

The bestselling 1970s book The Secret Life of Plants has been effectively debunked — but that hasn't stopped Stevie Wonder, Solange and scores of ambient musicians from chasing its leafy muse.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians performing at the state capitol, in Annapolis, June 13, to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to release state funding for the financially strapped orchestra.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians performing at the state capitol, in Annapolis, June 13, to urge Gov. Larry Hogan to release state funding for the financially strapped orchestra.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Locks Out Musicians As Contract Dispute Continues

Monday, June 17, 2019

Contract and salary negotiations between musicians and management have stalled, leaving BSO players picketing outside their concert hall.

An MRI scan of a person listening to music shows brain areas that respond. (This scan wasn't part of the research comparing humans and monkeys.)

An MRI scan of a person listening to music shows brain areas that respond. (This scan wasn't part of the research comparing humans and monkeys.)

A Musical Brain May Help Us Understand Language And Appreciate Tchaikovsky

Monday, June 10, 2019

Compared with monkeys, humans have a brain that is extremely sensitive to a sound's pitch. And that may reflect our exposure to speech and music.

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