Operatic tenor Joseph Calleja has a passion for music, food and wine. Johannes Ifkovits/Decca hide caption toggle caption Johannes Ifkovits/Decca Deceptive Cadence A Maltese Thanksgiving With Tenor Joseph Calleja November 21, 2011 • The celebrated tenor pairs music and wine with three seasonal dishes from his home country.
EMI Classics Archive Music News Soprano Hildegard Behrens Dies At 72 August 19, 2009 • For more than 30 years, the soprano sang many of opera's most difficult, loud and lengthy roles. Hear Behrens perform her signature roles in Strauss' Salome and Wagner's Ring Cycle.
Music Lists Shopping for Wagner: Five Great Recordings May 29, 2008 • Feeling left out when the conversation turns to Richard Wagner? Get to know the controversial composer's stunning music with help from William Berger, author of Wagner Without Fear.
Music Lists Herbert von Karajan's Top 5 Recordings April 4, 2008 • Throughout his three-decade history leading the Berlin Philharmonic, the conductor struggled to find perfection in the symphony orchestra. Karajan biographer Richard Osborne offers a list of five albums that embody the maestro's magic.
Herbert von Karajan Siegfried Lauterwasser/DG hide caption toggle caption Siegfried Lauterwasser/DG Music Interviews Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions April 4, 2008 • Karajan shot to the top of the classical music scene in the 1950s, remaining supremely powerful until he died in 1989. He left a legacy of gorgeous recordings, as well as a fair amount of controversy. Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89313251/89408870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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