You’ve likely heard on Classical 101 Quartetto Gelato violinist and tenor Peter De Sotto as a stand-out soloist on his quartet’s delicious, accordion-laden interpretations of everything from Puccini to popular songs. Now hear De Sotto talk about his other passion: cooking. If he weren’t a musician, De Sotto says he would have become a chef [...]

Revelations may cost Mariafrancesca Garritano place in opening performance; The curse of the 9th Symphony; Web radio, apps, moving to your dashboard

Rocker tips his hat to the Pop music of his parent’s generation

Cleveland Orchestra expands it’s outreach to Miami, Florida has patrons asking why; Deutsche Oper forced to reschedule Hitler’s favorite opera.

Our presentation of the symphonies of Gustav Mahler in the order of number of released recordings, from least to most, continues on Symphony at 7 Monday evening. This time, it’s Symphony No. 7 in E minor, Song of the Night

Cellist Steven Sharp Nelson says the cello is cool. He and The Piano Guys are trying to prove it by inserting the cello in pop-culture contexts and setting it loose.

It has been said that singers are a dime a dozen. But great singers? Not so much. Mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett was one of the greats. She eventually transitioned into soprano roles, transforming the rich depths of her voice into a velvety, caramel-hued spinto of power and grace. Above, Verrett sings the aria “Vissi d’arte” in [...]

Above: A documentary of the life of Camilla Williams, produced by Richard Glazier for a 2009 New York City Opera salute to Williams. Soprano Camilla Williams, the first African-American woman to sing a leading role at a major U.S. opera house, died Sunday at her home in Bloomington, Ind., according to the Associated Press. She [...]