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The characters in Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème start out as broad archetypes: the moody poet, a fun-loving musician, a lonely young woman dreaming of…
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Jorrell Williams says he found opera almost by accident in school music class, and found a love of both traditional roles and exciting new stories…
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Composer Margaret Brouwer lives in Ohio, near Lake Erie. She loves the natural beauty of the Great Lakes and she’s worried about them.She has composed her…
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Two young people from different backgrounds meet and fall in love -- and society tears them apart. You may recognize that as "West Side Story." Here's...
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How does music capture a culture, or a political moment, or a time of change? One of the great musical historians is a WXXI host and contributor, and...
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Meet Rachel Waddell. She’s the Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Rochester. She describes music as a “performing tool to bring people…
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Lynn Harrell has been a musical performer for most of his life. He started playing cello at a young age, and his professional career has spanned decades:…
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A group of students at the Eastman School of Music wants to expand the range of sounds in your life: they're the student-run new music ensemble, OSSIA ....
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An interview with bassist Gaelen McCormick about what she has been up to and what the next chapter of her life looks like.
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It’s our annual Fringe Festival preview. The 11-day festival includes more than 500 performances. We sit down with the festival’s producer and artists...