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BUSAN, South Korea — South Korea's K-pop artists are on such a roll across the globe that it can be easy to forget their classical music forebearers were rocking the world's concert halls well before ...

In the 18th century days of Mozart and Haydn, Europe was dotted with small opera houses that regularly gave light musical dramas or comedies of manners. Most of the houses were supported by the local ...

Maestro Chung Myung-whun, one of Korea’s most celebrated conductors, has been appointed music director of Italy’s Teatro alla Scala, becoming the first Asian to hold the post in its 247-year history.