Performing Arts

When England's King Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century, it was as if overnight an entirely new liturgy had to be created. Composers of ...

Henry Purcell's Baroque masterpiece "Dido and Aeneas" is one of the most famous English operas. The last aria, ...

“Bursting with celebration” is how Ottawa Chamberfest describes its 2019 lineup, featuring unique collaborations, international artists, and renowned ...

NEW YORK—One of the greatest joys of fantasy is the escape it brings from the everyday world. But when ...

NEW YORK—There is no way to prepare for dealing with death, as inevitable or unexpected as it might ...

NEW YORK—Set in Dublin in 1920 during the height of the Irish War of Independence between the British ...

Fairly new as far as major classical music competitions go, the New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television International Piano ...

A Magnificat is a canticle, a Latin word that means "magnify," and in this context "My soul magnifies ...

Majestic, self-disciplined, and stunningly refined—Piotr Huang’s dancing leaves audiences breathless. Even when performing incredibly challenging leaps and flips, ...

Chinese technology company Huawei has not had particularly good press recently. Countries including Australia have excluded it from construction of ...

TORONTO–Children have the tendency to explore the world with wonder—they see and understand life with a pure and ...

Unfinished works of art have long had a poetic allure. Such works are attractive to us today, in part, ...

NEW YORK—Video producer Frank Beacham has based his play “Maverick" on experiences he had with the late Orson ...

NEW YORK—The exact moment when twilight or, if you will, dusk begins can offer powerful and wonderful opportunities. ...

The technique of tone painting goes as far back as the history of music. Even in the time of ...

In 1932, the musicologist Wilfrid Perrett reported to an audience at the Royal Musical Association in London the ...

NEW YORK—Forgiving past hurts and moving forward is often easier said than done, especially when the reason for ...

TORONTO–Internationally renowned Canadian soprano Tracy Dahl is back in Toronto this winter in the Canadian Opera Company's (COC) ...

The year 1865 began with a great loss for composer Johannes Brahms. That February, his mother died. By ...

NEW YORK—Legendary Italian orchestra conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) was arguably one of the most seminal figures in 20th-century ...

NEW YORK—In the beginning of the two-person play “About Alice,” the character of Calvin Trillin (Jeffrey Bean) recalls some ...

Featuring conductor Adrian Butterfield and the London Handel Orchestra, a new Onyx Classics album showcases two of Handel’s ...

In a bustling restaurant of excited chatter and shouting toddlers, Kaidi Wu is the opposite of her surroundings. ...

Damian Iorio will be conducting the Welsh National Opera's revival of Dominic Cooke's production of Mozart's “The Magic Flute” during February and May ...

LONDON—With her latest recording, violinist Jennifer Pike has been rediscovering her Polish roots. The Chandos disc "The Polish Violin,” with pianist ...

One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. Over ...

NEW YORK—It's one thing to rail against an oncoming storm, as Paddy Chayefsky depicted in the 1976 film ...