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"Too much of a good thing is wonderful," Mae West once said.Can one city have too many performances of symphony, opera, ballet, theater and chamber…

My OCD tendencies were satisfied when I decided to make this list of artists for whom 2018 is a significant anniversary.Leonard Bernstein, born Aug. 25,…

Born May 17, 1918, Birgit Nilsson was an extraordinary Swedish soprano.I vividly recall Nov. 4, 1979. I was on my way to a study group, preparing for a…

“Too much of a good thing is wonderful,” Mae West said.Even I wasn’t around when West immortalized that line in 1932. Even so, it’s a motto of mine, for…

Throughout the year on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we covered the issues that affect our listeners. We talked with experts to help us understand the news…

Every week is concert week on Classical 101. Tune in to hear everything from Ravel to Bach with witty insight and conversation from hosts in-the-know.…

Over the years, many musicians have taken classical music into venues that seem a little out of character.Cellist Zuill Bailey has performed more than…

Kenny Malone is a correspondent for NPR's Planet Money podcast. Before that, he was a reporter for WNYC's Only Human podcast. Before that, he was a reporter for Miami's WLRN. And before that, he was a reporter for his friend T.C.'s homemade newspaper, Neighborhood News.

NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition's puzzle master, Will Shortz, and this week's winner: Martin Garnar from South Hadley, Mass.

In this episode, we’ll explore how Larry Householder rounded up votes to become Ohio House Speaker. And, how he strong-armed opponents of the bill he promised to FirstEnergy, known as HB 6. We’ll see how FirstEnergy’s team reacted to a campaign to fight the bill and how the conspirators scrambled to keep it all together as federal investigators honed in.