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07/31/2026

Tune in tomorrow at 1pm to hear Donizetti's The Elixir of Love from Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain! Plus, listen to Jeff Spurgeon's 3-minute opera to get the gist.

Hear a production of Donizetti's The Elixir of Love from Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

07/30/2026

On this week's Young Artists Showcase, host Emi Ferguson shares live performances from the 2025 winners of Early Music America's Emerging Artists Showcase.

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Host Emi Ferguson shares live performances from the 2025 winners of Early Music America’s Emerging Artists Showcase.

07/29/2026

Which of these classic NYC foods are your favorite? If given the chance to eat it with a classical composer... would you? 🍕🗽

07/28/2026

Tune in to WQXR of Friday at 7pm EDT to hear Karina Canellakis conduct The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO USA / NYO2) in a program of 20th century works.

Enjoy Barber’s playful first orchestral work: Overture to "The School for Scandal." Gershwin’s jazz-infused Piano Concerto in F follows, featuring soloist Kirill Gerstein, with Bartók’s quintessential Concerto for Orchestra closing out the evening’s program.

In his final Carnegie Hall Live broadcast, Jeff Spurgeon will host the evening alongside John Schaefer.

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07/24/2026

Tune in tomorrow at 1pm to hear Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in Glyndebourne, England! Plus, listen to Jeff Spurgeon's 3-minute opera to get the gist.

Hear a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in Glyndebourne, England.

07/24/2026

There's been some debate over Agamemnon's helmet design in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of "The Odyssey," which reminded us of an old grievance in the opera world.

Where do you stand? Are the horns and wings on Wagner's Vikings acceptable? What about sporting a Darth Vader style in the Trojan War? 🔱 Let us know in the comments!

And make sure you tune in to WQXR today at 4pm to hear music from the film during "The Score at Four," and on Sunday at 3pm for "Book Club!"

07/23/2026

On this week's Young Artists Showcase, host Simone Dinnerstein features performances by the NYC based, student-led chamber orchestra, the Westside Chamber Players.

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Host Simone Dinnerstein features performances by the NYC based, student-led chamber orchestra, the Westside Chamber Players.

07/23/2026

Attention opera fans!

Last week, WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show featured an interview with philosopher Martha Nussbaum about her new book, "The Republic of Love: Opera & Political Freedom."

Give it a listen to hear her analysis of opera as an arm of the Enlightenment, from Mozart to today.

Martha C. Nussbaum reflects on opera as an arm of the Enlightenment movement.

07/21/2026

We're still thinking about Sunday's World Cup Halftime Show with the Muppets, New York Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela, and Gustavo Dudamel 🤩