One of the peskier questions in the classical music world: Does lesser-known mean lesser? In short: Is repertory obscurity deserved, or in any case earned? New recordings of seldom-heard music by one ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer had grand hopes that “The Maid of Orleans,” with its battle scenes, rousing choruses and fiery finale, would be the making of him. It ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer’s brother Modest long wanted to collaborate. They eventually got their chance, to bring Pushkin to the opera stage. By Arya Roshanian In ...