Operavore
What Do Opera Audiences Want? (Part Two)
Opera company managers must decide how to balance the wishes of audiences with the larger goal of moving the artform forward. Those two priorities are not always in sync, writes Fred Plotkin.
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(Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
Metropolitan Opera
Donizetti's Anna Bolena
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko plays the role of second-wife-gone-mad in Anna Bolena today at 12 pm. Donizetti’s career-making opera depicts the ugly fate of Henry the VIII’s second wife Queen Anne Boleyn.
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Erich Leinsdorf
WQXR Blog
Remembering Erich Leinsdorf's Impromptu Requiem for JFK
The radio microphones were present at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert at an extraordinary moment in American history.
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From the 1971 film 'Brian's Song' (screenshot)
Movies on the Radio
Weekend Preview: Scoring at the Super Bowl
On Saturday at 9 pm, Ray Castoldi, the music director of Madison Square Garden, talks about playing the live musical soundtrack to the Super Bowl.
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What's Opera, Doc? (YouTube)
WQXR Features
Saturday Morning Cartoons: A Wagner Musical Mash-Up
This Saturday’s cartoon features the Overture to Wagner’s Tannhauser. The music is included in the 1957 Warner Brothers cartoon, What’s Opera, Doc?
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A Guarneri violin (fred.andres/flickr)
Conducting Business
Why Old, Expensive Violins Are Not Always Best
As antique instruments fetch millions of dollars, some are questioning whether these are price tags are warranted. In this podcast Naomi Lewin puts the question to three experts.
Operavore
Winners of Houston Grand Opera's 2012 McCollum Competition Announced
Second only to the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Grand Finals in importance, the Houston Grand Opera's 24th Eleanor McCollum Competition winners were announced Thursday night following its annual concert of arias.
Album of the Week
Free Download from the Canadian Brass
The Canadian Brass ushers in its 42nd year of performing with "Takes Flights," its first album featuring a retooled lineup. Listen to Jeff Spurgeon's interview and get a free download.
WQXR Blog
Watch: A Stradivarius Made from a 3D Printer
A company in Germany has created a violin using a laser printer that's designed to be ergonomically and acoustically comparable to a traditional. Watch it in action.
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