Paula Rasmussen was just starting her career as an opera singer when she landed a principal role in "Les Troyens" at the Los Angeles Opera in the fall of 1991. "It was one of my first noticeable, nice ...

Classical music is rooted in Western Europe. But these days, some of the world's most innovative orchestra conductors come from Latin America. The best known is Venezuela's Gustavo Dudamel. But as ...

Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about orchestra conductors and how you know a good one when you have one. In this New Year, many major symphony orchestras across the country ...

VIENNA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Not many opera seasons start off as dramatically as this year's did at the Vienna State Opera with two star conductors storming off, but the opera's director Dominique Meyer ...

He was the son of famed conductor Otto Klemperer. OK, so you've never heard that name before since most conductors live in relative obscurity. The son, though, was able to break out from under his ...