Choral
'Soprano Ailyn Pérez Wins Metropolitan Opera's Beverly Sills Artist Award
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'Kathleen Battle Returns to the Metropolitan Opera 22 Years After Firing
Operatic soprano Kathleen Battle has announced she will return to the Metropolitan Opera some 22 years after her famous departure. Peter Gelb, the new general manager, says there's no ill-will towards the performer. -
'Classicalite Counts Down to Record Store Day 2016
Classicalites, Record Store Day 2016 is almost upon us. (Perhaps you saw the giant countdown clock--in days, hours, minutes and even seconds--there on our homepage?) And sure, while there are at least as many ways to listen to classical, jazz, theater or dance music as there are days on the calendar, itself, we just love the fact that there's at least one, specific day of said year where the physical, tactile album is still honored and appreciated...and then re-sold for four times its sleeve value on Discogs.
