The yellow-peach “sun-glow” boa will appear at the Metropolitan Opera with performance artist Zoe Ziegfeld, who plays a snake ...

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Researchers have found that lemurs use the ‘formant tuning’ technique taught to opera singers to reach the high notes.

A standard piano keyboard could put female (and smaller-handed) players at a distinct disadvantage, according to new Stanford ...

Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 (2) Hector Berlioz Download 'Symphonie Fantastique Opus 14 (2)' on iTunes ...

English Baroque composer Henry Purcell wrote his first opera based on the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, and the Prince of Troy, Aeneas, based on a libretto by Nahum Tate. It was first performed in ...

Mozart's Symphony No. 40 is an iconic classical work, endlessly used in film and television, but what's the story behind the composer's most popular symphony? All but two of Mozart’s 41 symphonies are ...

Beethoven's symphonies broke the mould - but if you're looking to own a set of recordings, which are the best albums to buy? Click on the album covers to listen and download. This fine 1999 set of ...

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Every weekday from 4pm, Margherita Taylor provides the perfect soundtrack to your afternoon, keeping you company through to the evening with some brilliant classical music. Margherita offers all the ...

He may have been the King of Pop, but recent evidence has come to the light that Michael Jackson was working on several instrumental and classical music compositions shortly before he died. US ...

Nestled away in the student district of Dresden is a house which literally sings in the rain. It’s part of a complex called the Neustadt Kunsthofpassage (literally ‘Art Courtyards’): a set of five ...