3 Boston Symphony Orchestra Faces Turmoil After Dismissal of Music Director Andris Nelsons As the New York Times observes, since its inception nearly three decades ago, "the Bard Music Festival has ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) is one of the group of 19th century ...

This centenary performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's last opera will appeal to traditional opera audiences and to children with a taste for pantomime It seems extraordinary to modern audiences that ...

The composer's early life as a sailor informed his evocative music for Sinbad and other tales from the Arabian Nights. I want to tell you a story…but there’s more to this tale than words! It’s a story ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A year ago The Tsar’s Bride made its belated debut at Covent Garden. Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, ...

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On paper, the composers that Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra featured Thursday night could be considered diametric opposites. For the leanness and classical proportions of Mozart’s ...

If all had gone according to plan, Chicago Opera Theater would have presented a rare performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Kashchej the Immortal” over the weekend. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced ...