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Toquato Tasso’s poem “Jerusalem Delivered” has been used as the basis for many classical pieces, most notably the operas “Armida” by Rossini and “Rinaldo”…

It’s finally happened (not that it hasn’t happened before), but on this week’s Dress Circle (1/12 7:00 p.m.), we’re going to the Dickens – literally.…

Because of its use in mystery and thrillers, the harpsichord – in context, a fusty-sounding instrument – takes on a certain mischievous quality. With…

The media’s coverage of Hollywood and lessons from press coverage of Harvey Weinstein.

Wenesday, 01-15 at noon on Curtis Calls we'll hear several chamber pieces performed by students at the Curtis Institute of Music by Chinese composer Chen…

The organizer of NPR Music's Jazz Critics Poll says that as the pillars of the jazz establishment have splintered, there's new space for music at the edges of the genre to find recognition.

Friday, 1-17 at noon we present a concert from Mélomanie chamber group featuring music by Johann Quantz, Philipp Erlebach, Suzanne Sorkin, Ingrid Arauco,…

On Friday evening, January 17th at 8:00 we present the Princeton Symphony Orchestra in a concert recorded last October conducted by Rossen Milanov.…

In the 1820's, there was a fashion for stage works featuring sonnambulism or sleepwalking. This led to a popular 1827 ballet The Sleepwalker, or the…

Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher is known for adding surprising twists to classic American musicals and dramas. He says when reviving productions you have to ask: "Why are you doing it right now?"