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Concerts
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March 1, 2012 Lorin Maazel leads Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Wagner's 'Ring' whittled down to 70 minutes.
October 25, 2008 Wagner's turbulent opera focuses on one of his favorite themes: the redemptive power of love.
February 26, 2008 In an act of symphonic diplomacy, the orchestra pays a visit to the North Korean capital.
January 18, 2008 Wagner's 'Rienzi' is one of the most spectacular of all operas — and also one of the longest!
October 12, 2007 Placido Domingo stars as Siegmund in Die Walkuere, from the Washington National Opera.
Studio Sessions
January 16, 2008 Teen musicians in Atlanta prove their talent both as soloists and orchestral players.
Interviews & Profiles
February 16, 2013 The man called the greatest living Wagnerian tenor says he's bound by duty to honor the composer.
February 24, 2011 The great soprano chooses favorite recordings for a session of listening and conversation.
November 17, 2009 Powerful orchestral sounds, as well as silence, elicit an emotional response from the listener.
November 21, 2008 A new poll in Gramophone magazine ranks it among the top 20 orchestras in the world.
October 23, 2008 Politicians aren't the only ones to use their influence to alter public opinion about their rivals.
May 29, 2008 The controversial composer's innovative music inspired composers, authors, directors, and dictators.
March 24, 2006 Director Francesca Zambello discusses her bold new interpretation of Wagner's Ring cycle.
April 29, 2004 The soprano's new CD includes music she was to have sung at Covent Garden before she was fired.
Discover Songs
July 18, 2010 Hear this diverse collection of Wagner's operatic orchestral music in its entirety until July 27.
November 17, 2009 Powerful orchestral sounds, as well as silence, elicit an emotional response from the listener.
News
June 1, 2012 An indictment in Istanbul, Wagner in Israel and a possible Putin protest in St. Petersburg.
May 7, 2012 A new documentary follows the Metropolitan Opera's controversial staging of Wagner's Ring cycle.
July 29, 2011 From Israelis playing Wagner in Germany to a pirate-fighting tenor.
July 26, 2011 A precedence-shattering concert: an Israeli orchestra playing Wagner at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.
July 25, 2011 The notoriously tough-to-get-into festival of Wagner's operas begins today in Bayreuth, Germany.
April 29, 2011 Classical music news from points all over, from Philadelphia to Johannesburg to London.
April 23, 2011 From bankrupt orchestras to the Pulitzer Prize, it all happened this week in classical music.
October 4, 2010 The venerable British classical music magazine has announced winners in 24 categories.
March 28, 2008 The native New Yorker takes on the lead role in mid-performance at the Metropolitan Opera.
February 26, 2008 In an act of symphonic diplomacy, the orchestra pays a visit to the North Korean capital.
February 25, 2008 The group is slated to perform Wagner, Dvorak and Gershwin for the historic occasion.
April 12, 2007 Video artist Bill Viola and director Peter Sellars remake Wagner's vast Tristan and Isolde.
January 11, 2006 Nilsson is often described as the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the post-World War II era.
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May 21, 2013 For the bicentennial of the composer's birth, author William Berger picks his favorite Wagner.
April 13, 2013 For the bicentennial of the controversial composer's birth, conductor Marin Alsop rethinks Wagner.
April 12, 2013 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
May 18, 2012 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
April 11, 2012 Hear why these three composers are still superstars in opera houses worldwide.
January 20, 2012 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
January 18, 2012 With opera's subterranean serenaders, it's important to know a basso buffo from a basso profondo.
December 14, 2011 Hear what happens when the natural male speaking voice turns to song in this baritone bonanza.
November 30, 2011 If you're talking about the kings of the high Cs, make sure you know your facts from fabrications.
November 18, 2011 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
November 9, 2011 From stratospheric coloraturas to jet-powered Wagnerians, learn to love our highest-flying singers.
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October 7, 2011 Wagner's lonely wanderer anticipates a generation of Westerns — in a vivid and compelling story.
June 2, 2011 Celebrate the famed (and beleaguered) conductor's 40 years at the Met with this interactive puzzler.
May 16, 2011 How do you get kids enthralled about the music you adore? (Should you even try?)
April 21, 2011 The Met has a fancy new production of Die Walküre. Can you puzzle out these historic Wagnerians?
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February 25, 2011 A man learns that there's more to life than sensual pleasure in this extended version of the opera.
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January 21, 2011 Alan Held makes an impression as the mysterious title character in Wagner's The Flying Dutchman.
December 20, 2010 Enjoy 50% less stress with our Six Days Of Christmas classical quiz.
October 5, 2010 What would happen if the popular TV show about singing took a plunge into opera?
October 1, 2010 Every Friday, it's a Classical Cartoon at Noon, at Deceptive Cadence.
September 17, 2010 Every Friday, it's a Classical Cartoon at Noon, at Deceptive Cadence.
November 27, 2009 Wagner's turbulent opera focuses on one of his favorite themes: the redemptive power of love.
March 13, 2009 The Prologue to Wagner's Ring is a 160-minute spectacle that seems to fly by in a flash.
May 29, 2008 William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear, chooses his favorite Wagner recordings.
