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Gotcha! Who was it who called opera "a vulgar and irrational entertainment?' Either Voltaire or Rossini. Sounds more like Rossini, who wrote over thirty…

In my ongoing attempt to lighten the Monday mood, the Classical 101 staff has been doing exhaustive research, trying to locate the gems of the classical…

The Frick Collection Concerts is going into its 76th year of live concerts and broadcasts. Since 1939, the series has brought quality live performances,…

This evening at 7 on Classical Showcase, it's mostly Brahms in a concert from Walt Disney Concert Hall with the L. A. Philharmonic that includes the…

This evening on Symphony @ 7, we continue a short series of several of the big tone poems German Late-Romantic composer Richard Strauss with Ein…

I've said before that Western music has never recovered from Wagner. He reinvented the tonal language. His use of chromaticism produced an opera Tristan…

A national report card on higher education gives Ohio mediocre grades. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education says the state is…

It has been 4 months since a fire swept through a west-side apartment complex and killed 10 people of Mexican heritage. Investigators have ruled it arson…

Local and state officials and members of the Ohio Congressional delegation continue to support recruiting for 1,100 new jobs at the Defense Supply Center…

Columbus city council voted to spend $4,000,000 for development of a new police impound lot on the southside. But, the plan prompted complaints by some…