Opera

Soprano Kathleen Battle's dismissal from the Metropolitan Opera for "unprofessional behavior" was front page news-above the fold!-in 1994. To my…

The Magic of Beverly Sills by Nancy Guy is not a prima donna biography. I suspect "and then she sang" would have been too easy. Rather, Ms. Guy has given…

Opera Columbus will be performing La Bohème this weekend with a unique twist. The Puccini classic, which also inspired the musical Rent, is set in…

Last May, I wrote a post about “10 Great Children’s Books about Classical Music.” Even now, months later, you, the readers of this blog, continue to show…

We've all heard the wisdom about the holiday season – It’s the season for giving, not getting. Celebrate the things that matter most. Be grateful for the…

This episode of The Mozart Minute was previously published on May 29, 2015 at www.wosu.org/classical101.More than 200 years after its premiere, Mozart's…

Luciano Pavarotti would have turned 80 on October 12 of this year. He died in 2007.It was March of 1976. I took the bus from Boston down to Port Authority…

As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. Mozart knew all kinds of characters, on and off the opera stage. He also knew good drama when he saw it,…

Join host Christopher Purdy for a discussion about the coming Fall season for the performing arts in Central Ohio.Guests: Peggy Kriha Daye, Artistic…

Rossini's five act grand opera Guilliaume Tell is having a controversial run of performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London. Damiano…