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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…

Opera star, director and teacher Regina Resnik has died at the age of 91. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d1YunTgUzQ&list=PL6B477EB502F1E25F Born in New…

I've been going on about Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, both born in 1813. I've neglected Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) who's centennial is celebrated…

I'm told that our American Idol debutante is taking hits ("I've been getting death threats." ) for her projected performance as Maria von Trapp in The…

When we say the words "Classical Music" to those who have little exposure to it, some may have flashbacks. As kids, we had to put on scratchy clothes and…

"English royalty entertains movie stars. The President of the United States entertains artists," quipped composer Gian Carlo Menotti at The White House…

The recall covers top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. It also includes the 2019 and 2020 Acura RDX.

With Roe v. Wade overturned, Senate Democrats want Biden to use presidential power to ease abortion access and protect those who seek the procedures. But he has limited options.

Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. NPR met with Herrera on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2017, to talk about the role of poetry in society.

It's a crazy-packed day for singles, with everyone from Sleater-Kinney and Burial to Freddie Gibbs and Gucci Mane dropping new tracks. Here are the ones you should stream now.