Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.
Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.
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Scott Simon talks with violist Mark Ludwig about his efforts to preserve – and play – the music written by some of the many musicians imprisoned and killed at the Terezin concentration camp.
Here's where to see 'The Nutcracker,' ‘A Christmas Carol,' Handel's 'Messiah’ and more.
The Grammy-winning bassist, bandleader and broadcaster talks about his love for music, family ties in the jazz world, and the thrill of sitting in with Wynton Marsalis as a teenager.
A new album of music by the 88-year-old Estonian mystic seems to put an arm around you and whisper, “In troubled times, music can help.”
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with violinist Davyd Booth, who was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s historic 1973 tour of China.
In one of its very final performances ever, the durable and beloved string quartet says farewell with music by Beethoven, Walker and Ravel.
Luray caverns in Virginia have been a natural landmark for 50 years. They also hold the world’s largest musical instrument, a Stalacpipe organ.
An opera about civil rights leader Malcolm X opens Friday — nearly 40 years after X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X premiered. The creative team says its message feels more relevant than ever.
