What followed is a 55-year love affair with classical music — branching out to discover greats like Brahms, Bruch, Mahler, Chopin, Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Elgar as well as lesser known ...

For half a century, Opera Ebony has been one of the guiding lights for Black performers looking to make their mark on the opera world. Born out of a necessity to develop talent often overlooked, the ...

Across history, the opera has run afoul of censors for its brutality and nudity. The current production at the Lyric Opera of ...

How is the classical music world changing? Looking back on a dizzying year, we pay particular attention to performers’ ...

“The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)” subverts expectations of the genre by making fun of classical composers typically featured in these concerts. The show, written by librettist Jeremy Denk ...

Of course, you’ve heard of Latin pop — and opera. They're two genres that are worlds apart. But when you bring them together, you get Latin pop opera. That's the genre of music played by The Latin ...

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This is a particularly good season for classical music on the Front Range, driven by a host of top-notch, nationally known ...

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