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Yo-Yo Mas beatific serenity speaks volumes about his approach to life and music as he gives a performance in Stockholms Konserthuset ahead of receiving the Birgit Nilsson Prize later in the week.

Hollywood has the Academy Awards. New York City has the Tonys. San Francisco has for more than a ...

The legendary Decca recordings of Wagner’s Ring operas were always envisioned as immersive listening experiences. They’ve now been restored as exactly that!

It’s not every American opera company that gets to celebrate a centennial...

Community Concerts aimed for “a Carnegie Hall in every town.” Its adherents, including the author’s mother, were devoted to the cause. For decades, the experiment worked.

The cellist talks to Gramophone about what the prize - and Birgit Nilsson herself - means to him

The cellist is known for bridging the gap between genres, known for his Bach interpretations and for providing the score for the film "Crouching tiger, ...

Swedish soprano Cornelia Beskow awarded the annual scholarship

If there were an AA-type meeting for lovers of Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and their ilk, here’s how my confession would go: “Hello, I’m Carla, and I’m an opera-holic.” I’m also a travel writer, so whenever I’m on the road, I look for a local production to supply my musical fix. The malady started ba ...

Inequality on bank notes