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Arias in the Arena: Are Sporting Events Good for Opera?
Met's <em>Klinghoffer</em> Cancellation Reignites Old Debates
When Art and Sensitivity Clash: The 'Klinghoffer' Broadcast Cancellation
Behind Richard Strauss's Murky Relationship with the Nazis
Can Cleveland Really Attract the Country's Youngest Orchestra Audience?
Orchestras Move at Adagio Pace in Hiring Black and Latino Musicians
What's Gone Wrong with Encores?
Orchestras Issue Their Own Recordings: Vanity or Good P.R.?
Colorado Symphony Sparks Up a Concert Series for Marijuana Users
Ivory Ban Good for Elephants, a Headache for Musicians
As Record Store Day Returns, Where Can Classical Buyers Shop?
Are American Orchestras ‘Blatantly Ignoring’ American Music?
San Diego Opera Crisis Underscores Need for Fresh Business Models
Soprano Sharleen Joynt on Resuming an Opera Career After Reality TV's 'The Bachelor'
In a Rough Job Market, More Conservatories Stress Business Skills
Can Gustavo Dudamel and El Sistema Navigate Venezuela's Upheaval?
With NYC School Reforms, a Plan for Arts Programs?
Vienna Philharmonic: Facing its Nazi Past But Struggling with Diversity
'Japan's Beethoven': Understanding the Ghost Composer Scandal
Russia's Classical Stars Expected at Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony
Classical Commercials: Can Gounod Sell Shampoo? Actually, Yes.
Rebounding Minnesota Orchestra is 'Still Mad at Itself'
The Puzzling Revival of the Vinyl LP
The Best and Worst of Classical Music in 2013
Symphonies for Snoozing? When it's OK to Be Bored in Concerts
For New Classical Christmas Albums, Less is More
After the 'Mozart Effect': Music's Real Impact on the Brain
On Major Podiums, Still a Man's World?
State of the Arts: Behind the NEA Survey
Is Timid Programming Classical Music's Biggest Threat?
Protesting or Praising, Classical Music Fans Become Activists Online
Musicians Use Beta Blockers as Performance-Enabling Drugs
Wagnerites: Classical Music's Most Obsessed Fans
Nashville Symphony's Near-Foreclosure is a Warning to Orchestras
In Philanthropy, Why Naming Rights are the Name of the Game
Nazi <em>Tannhäuser</em> Renews Debate Over Radical Opera Stagings
100 Years After Stravinsky's 'Rite,' Can Classical Music Still Shock?
Does Classical Music at Train Stations Really Deter Crime?
Does Bach Need 'Rescuing' from Period Instruments?
Ode to Joystick: Video Game Music Earns Points with Orchestras, Composers
Have Cancellations in Opera Gotten Out of Hand?
The Best and Worst of Classical Music in 2012
Avery Fisher Hall's Extreme Makeover
How Arts Groups Can Recover Post-Sandy
The Dangerous Business of Being an Opera Singer
Eccentric Genius: Is it Time to Rethink the Cult of Glenn Gould?
How Troubled Orchestras Can Bounce Back – And Flourish
The Pitfalls of Carrying Musical Instruments on Planes
In the Wake of Austerity, Europe Grapples with Arts Cuts
Music Criticism as Contact Sport
Should Audiences be 'Allowed' to Clap Whenever They Want?
How Crowdfunding is Connecting Classical Musicians with Cash
Variations on a Theme of Protest: Where are the Great Political Pieces?
You Paid How Much for That Ticket?
Judging Music by the Rules of Sport: Can Competitions Identify New Talent?
Freelance Musicians See Jobs Dwindle. Will Audiences Notice?
Attraction or Annoyance? Orchestras Invite Audiences to Use Their Smartphones
A Composer is Accused of 'Theft.' But Did Originality Ever Really Exist?
An Uncertain Song for New York's Cabaret Scene
Why Old, Expensive Violins Are Not Always Best
Hitting the Right Note in China: The Arts and Censorship
Evancho Raises Stark Questions about Child Stars and Their Parents
Puccini with Popcorn: Arts Organizations Battle for the Big Screen
Voices From On High: Countertenors to Coldplay
Wagner's Ring of Anti-Semitism: Can the Artist Be Separated From His Art?
Occupy the Concert Hall? How Arts Donations Ignore Poor, Ethnically Diverse
For Conductors, Is Tyranny a Thing of the Past?
What's a Performing Arts Executive Worth?
Artists' Concert Attire: Can Sexy Be Serious Too?
The Death of Borders and the Future of Classical Retail
Rating City Opera's Plan For Survival
The State of Pops Concerts: Where Light Meets Lite
New York City Opera: Where Does It Go From Here?
American Orchestras Face the Music
Confronting the System
Black Classical Musicians Rewriting the Odds
Ten Greatest Composers: Beyond the Usual Suspects