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Mikhail Petrenko as Bluebeard and Nadja Michael as Judith in Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle.

Operavore

Review: A Strange Night at the Met's Bluebeard and Iolanta

With an on-stage protester and a hallucinatory staging of Bluebeard's Castle, a night at the Metropolitan Opera becomes unsettling, writes David Patrick Stearns.

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Elton John
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WQXR Blog

HBO Gives Green Light for Classical Music Period Drama

HBO has given the go-ahead to the pilot for “Virtuoso," a classical music-themed period drama by Elton John, his husband David Furnish and "True Blood" creator Alan Ball. 

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Dunedin Consort plays Mozart Requiem

Albums of the Week

New Mozart Recordings Spotlight the Violin, Flute and the Requiem

Mozart would have turned 259 this Tuesday. With that in mind, here are three recordings to help you celebrate, featuring the Requiem, violin concertos and flute pieces.

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Protester Roman Torgovitsky holds a banner on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera Thursday.
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Operavore

Video: Protester Takes the Stage at Met Opera

An anti-Vladimir Putin protester who took the stage at the Metropolitan Opera has been at the center of previous political demonstrations.

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San Diego Opera's 2013 staging of 'Aida'

Classics For Kids

Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades

Not all march music was written for military events or parades. On Classics for Kids, listen to marches that were written for other purposes, such as weddings and celebrations.