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I had seen news reports over the years of a young opera soprano who had undergone a double-lung transplant, shook off her troubles and continued her…

Children love stories about enchanted lands full of magical beings. Nothing transports us to enchanted lands quite as powerfully as music does. Here’s a list of 10 recent children’s picture books that feature diverse characters – some real, some invented – whose lives were forever changed by music’s power to bring us together, give us courage and inspire us to be our best selves.

Two journalists from Reuters uncovered the truth about Meta with their series “Meta’s Secrets of Success.”

There may be a phantom of the opera in literature, in the movies and on Broadway. But in recent years, tenor Jonas Kaufmann has risked being labeled the…

When I was young and obnoxious, I had very little use for any music that approached large commercial success.No, I wasn't smart enough to slave away in…

Last fall, a recording of Considering Matthew Shepard, a beautiful oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson, was released.The story of Matthew Shepard has moved…

The main theme of the hit television series Downton Abbey is as recognizable to the ear as Big Ben's iconic tower is to the eye, from its first pulsing…

"We are born and we die, and in between we wear clothes."That's dancer, choreographer and Ohio State University dance professor Susan Van Pelt Petry's…

As 2020 draws to a close, the music of Chanukah and Christmas reminds so many of us of our treasured holiday traditions and the things we’re thankful for,…

She was a late bloomer in a world with a historically high population of prodigies.Composer Jennifer Higdon started studying music seriously during her…