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The McGlothlin Center for the Arts at Emory & Henry College proudly presents an extraordinary evening of opera featuring the illustrious international...

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Although recovering from a brain tumor, Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic to conduct his latest, 'Meditations on Rilke.'

Remembering Christa Ludwig, The Master Singer Of Opera And Song Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, seen in 1965, known for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93. Erich Auerbach / Getty Images Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, the beloved German mezzo-soprano celebrated both for her versatility and the warm...

German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, circa 1965. Classical music fans are mourning the loss of Christa Ludwig, the beloved German mezzo-soprano celebrated both for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93. Ludwig embraced a broad range of opera roles, with her silken tones, from the battered mistress Marie in Alban Bergs modernist Wozzeck, to the cheeky pageboy Cherubino in Mozarts Marriage of Figaro. In a career that lasted nearly fiv...