WQXR Blog
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7 Times Classical Composers Didn’t Take Themselves Too Seriously
Classical music may have a lot of “serious” works to its credit, but the composers who wrote all of those great pieces were still just people like you and me. Aug 13, 2019
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6 Strong Female Opera Characters Who Don’t Play by the Rules
Opera has a lot more to offer women than a “woe-is-me” attitude. Jul 31, 2019
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Must-See Classical Concerts This August
It's time for events like the Korngold festival, the Mostly Mozart finale, and the Met's free, no-tickets-required Summer HD Festival in Lincoln Square Plaza. Jul 23, 2019
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Making Mostly Mozart Revolutionary: A Chat with Music Director Louis Langrée
One of the more adventurous programmers in the business talks to David Patrick Stearns about Lincoln Center's annual Mozart extravaganza. Jul 16, 2019
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What Exactly Do Students Learn In Music School?
A peek into the conservatory life. Jul 12, 2019
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Must-See Classical Concerts This July
Notable performances in and out of town this month. Jun 27, 2019
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Stonewall Goes to the Opera: Why? How? Do They Still Throw Things?
Investigating the choice of opera as the medium to dramatize the emotions of the 1969 uprising. Jun 25, 2019
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How (and Why) We Translate Operas
Addressing opera's stigma by making its linguistic element more accessible Jun 21, 2019
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Is Classical the Workout Music for You?
Maybe you want to feel like a Fantasia centaur while you're jogging. Jun 17, 2019
