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I could never choose just one Marilyn Horne recording or the memory of just one performance. Among my favorite performances of Horne are: Orfeo at…

The Vienna State Opera announced this morning the death of soprano Lisa Della Casa. She was 93. Della Casa was one of the most beautiful women to sing…

Christa Ludwig is a German mezzo-soprano active professionally from 1944 to 2004. Sixty years. That's like being a fifty-year-old linebacker. Ludwig had a…

Oftentimes I will mention a composers name to someone and see not the first hint of recognition. Â I should not be surprised. Â Most people who share my…

You can TiVO the playoffs. The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus presents their annual holiday concerts, JOY! this weekend at King Avenue United Methodist Church.…

People still flock to the Louvre in Paris to see perhaps the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa. Now, people can hear a musical instrument…

Saturday on Stage presents what I blithely call "Opera and More" every Saturday at 1:30 Classical 101. The program is preceded by Serenata at 1 p.m. ,…

Well Strung is the name of a string quartet made up of four buff guys whose look leans more to Olympic gymnasts than to practise room geeks.  They are…

While this time of year is a natural time for all of us to spread some good will, anytime is a good time to make someone's day better. Last week, I wrote…

[I MERGED WITH LATER POST ABOUT THE SAME THING] Contemporary composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has already made a name for himself worldwide for his…