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Handsomely sung, played and staged, this production just misses the heart of darkness. Opera review by David Nice

A beginner's guide to the 50 greatest Mahler recordings, featuring extracts from the original Gramophone reviews

Verdi’s Nabucco. Conductor: Marco Armiliato, director: Günter Krämer. With Plácido Domingo, Freddie De Tommaso, Riccardo Zanellato, Anna Pirozzi. Production from January 2021. Register for free and view here. ** 8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Timothy Ridout & Tom Poster. 2019 New Generation Artist Timothy Ridout joins Tom Poster from Wigmore Hall’s Associate Artists, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, to bring the world première of Kurt Schwertsik’s Haydn lived in Eisenstadt, wri...

Today in Music History - April 24 Today in Music History for April 24:   In 1792, the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" was composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle. In 1897, the first "Halifax Symphony Orchestra" gave its inaugural concert at the Academy of Music. The program was a Schubert memorial, and included the "Unfinished Symphony." The first "Halifax Symphony Orchestra" lasted until 1908. A second "Halifax Symphony Orchestra" was formed in 1949, and became part of the "Atlan...

12:00 PM City in Transition: The Quadrant Series - Every city has its stories. This innovative on-demand digital production from Theater Alliance weaves together tales from across Washington, DC - sharing histories, experiences, and issues from within the Districts four quadrants. Directed by Raymond O. Caldwell and written by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Avery Collins, Shalom Omo-Osagie, and Leslie Scott-Jones, CITY IN TRANSITION provides a dynamic account of our nations capital from artists who c...