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Most of us are at least passingly familiar with the story of the city of Pompeii. When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, Pompeii was burned and buried in…

Seriously, it's one thing to be called Carmen, or La traviata, or Die Walkure, but what's up with an opera called Harold? Find out Saturday at 1:30 pm on…

Two weeks ago I manned the Classical 101 table at Picnic with the Pops in its new digs, Columbus Commons. I had been unimpressed by the move from the…

Mark Vanhoenacker is a writer living in New York who recently declared - "Classical music in America is dead." After reading Mr. Vanhoenacker's article, I…

My graduating class at Lexington (MA) High School in 1974 has members born great, who became great and who greatness thrust upon them. The only thing I…

It must be spring at last, since the Columbus Symphony Chorus is at the Ohio Theater this weekend to sing Mozart's Requiem with the CSO. Ronald J. Jenkins…

Rossini's five act grand opera Guilliaume Tell is having a controversial run of performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London. Damiano…

Sonia Manzano's acting career began when she was in the original cast of Godspell — a musical which began as a student production on campus, according to the Associated Press.

Two great maestros, with a nearly 40 year age gap, combine forces with the Berlin State Orchestra for a timeless work by Brahms. Daniel Barenboim, now 73…

He was once America's longest-serving mayor. He led Providence, R.I., through a renaissance, but his terms in office — and personal life — were marred by corruption and scandal. He was 74.