The Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore Series begins at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown Wednesday, June 20, with Puccini’s timeless classic, “Madama Butterfly.” Originally presented as part of the Met ...

With drama preceding the music striking up and a tightly choreographed curtain call at the end, Anthony Minghella’s visually stunning production of Madam Butterfly is unashamedly cinematograhic in ...

For this very straightforward production John Doyle has taken his cue from Butterfly’s words about how in Japan, small, simple things are treasured, and this simplicity is reflected in the use of ...

Joshua Bell has been an international violin soloist since he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Riccardo Muti at the age of 14. He signed his first recording contract four years ...

Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra are exploring musical ecstasy both divine and human this week. Olivier Messiaen’s exotic, program-length Turangalîla Symphony will feature pianist ...

The Romanian Cultural Institute staged a classical music concert titled "Extraordinary Concert 'George Enescu '70'" in ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The success of some artists of Asian descent obscures the fact that many face routine racism and discrimination. Feeling isolated and angry after clashing with colleagues over ...

Why is classical music so hard to enjoy on streaming services? In one word, it's metadata. Metadata is the information that coexists with every digital music file: each and every piece of information ...