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Answer this question: What composer(s) would you invite to dinner? Nicholas McGegan is one of my favorite people. He's an incisive creative conductor and…

In the days leading up to July 4, I want to share a bit about American classical artists who were world famous in their day and are less well known in…

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…

I have now officially seen it all. Do you know Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the piece that’s used to conjure vampires and other spookiness on…

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…