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Classical Music

The Black Composers of New Orleans Opera Are Finally Getting Their Due

And it's all thanks to this mother-daughter dream team.

Shoshi Parks September 13, 2023

A large Victorian mansion with many windows.

Malden, Massachusetts

Mystic Side Opera Company

This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.

The exterior of a large, elaborate theatre at dusk

São Paulo, Brazil

Theatro Municipal de São Paulo

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

The Chopin Bench

Tallinn, Estonia

The Chopin Bench

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

Joseph Kraus's Grave.

Stockholm, Sweden

Joseph Kraus's Grave

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

A view of the plaza in front of the Burger King.

Why a San Francisco Burger King Blasts Classical Music Day and Night

It's not meant to be pleasant.

Anne Ewbank May 17, 2018

With Musical Cryptography, Composers Can Hide Messages in Their Melodies

By mapping notes to letters, some musicians sneak secret words into tunes.

Christina Ayele Djossa March 26, 2018

Tracing the Frenetic Movements of a London Symphony Conductor

Using 12 cameras and data visualization, this project animated Sir Simon Rattle's baton flicks at 120 frames per second.

Ashawnta Jackson January 2, 2018

The Self-Playing Violins That Mastered Chopin

The robotic Phonoliszt-Violin was dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" in 1910.

Michael Waters June 14, 2017

Stravinsky Fountain

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Some of the world of classroom wind instruments. From top to bottom: Yamaha soprano recorder, Swanson Tonette, Conn-Selmer Song Flute, Grover-Trophy Flutophone, Suzuki Precorder.

Why Every Kid in America Learns to Play the Recorder

There's more to the instrument than "Mary Had A Little Lamb.”

Dan Nosowitz December 17, 2015