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#Operaplot 2013

Ok so #operaplot is back! No judges and no prizes this time, just a whole lot of nerding about Wagner.

2013 Blizzard Challenge

I am pleased to announce that the English section of this year's Blizzard Challenge listening test is now live. Please help us out by taking part, and encouraging your colleagues, students, friends...

Welcome Back, Jimmy!

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? James Levine slayed the punchline and showed that nothing but iron will gets...

10 Great Tips For Home & DIY Recordings

1. Start with some good gear A good microphone coupled with a good audio interface is the very foundation of a good recording. You dont need a $1000 mic, but a decent microphone will do the job...

CCSU Summer Music Institute

This summer I will be heading back to Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Summer Music Institute to teach a course titled, Integrating Technology into the Elementary Music Classroom: A...

Wagner everywhere but New York

Wagner everywhere but New York

Wagner's two-hundredth birthday arrives on Wednesday, and most of the world's major music cities will mark the occasion in some way. In Leipzig , Wagner's birthplace, there will be a celebratory...

A Wagner Birthday Roast

The second in a short series of posts marking Richard Wagners two-hundredth birthday, which arrives tomorrow .

Epic Rap Battles: Beethoven & Mozart Snap on Bieber & Skrillex

Epic Rap Battles serves up tasty rhymes while pitting classical music's legends against modern pop icons. Bieber vs. Beethoven and...

Rossini Rarity at the ROH: Donna del Lago

Fresh from last night's John Fulljames new production premiere of Donna del Lago at the Royal Opera House comes Rupert...

Harold Shapero, Dead at 93

Harold Shapero, Dead at 93

Harold Shapero, an American composer, pianist and longtime Professor of Music at Brandeis University, passed peacefully in his sleep on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the age of 93, following...