The giant chandeliers were lit and the stage was set for the Spanish pianist to weave his musical magic on his Nepali audience, who had gathered to hear him play on this November 21 evening. And ...

Since the word derives from the French term for "opening", you would think that overtures would usually be preludes to something else. And for the most part they are. Overtures as a rule introduce, in ...

While opera remains the most acquired of the classical music tastes, opera overtures are pretty easy to digest. Some opera overtures are known to many who don’t consider themselves to be classical ...

Nicholas Méhul (1763-1817) is an intriguing transitional figure in French music, with a career that historically spanned the final years of the reign of Louis XVI and the heyday of Napoleon, and ...

In this special 4th of July edition of Classical Classroom Research Presentations, Dacia ponders why Americans listen to Russian music on their Independence Day. She uncovers the [not really that] ...

Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures” is one of the master songwriter’s most rarely performed works. The show begins in 1853 and tells the tale of how an isolationist Japan was westernized when ...

Overture Center's 2025 Lullaby Project is taking center stage with its captivat­ing melodies. The culmina­tion of months of creativity and collaboration is about to unfold in a new album. The album ...