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To celebrate the centenary of Giacomo Puccini’s death in 1924, the Aix-en-Provence Festival presented a brand-new staging of Madama Butterfly. It was the first time his opera had been presented at the Festival, with performances held outdoors at the Théâtre

Although it’s a fool’s errand to create an objective list of the ten saddest piano pieces ever written, we’re going to try our best today to come up with a subjective list. In addition to the inherent sadness of the

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There are two kinds of patients in the world. Those who treat discharge day like a casual stroll through the hospital lobby, and the rest of us, who pack our belongings with the precision of a spy. Hospital staff, bless

The viola may be the less flashy sibling of the violin, but in the hands of these seven great women composers, the viola truly shines as a solo instrument. From the bold modernism of Marga Richter and Peggy Glanville-Hicks to

The symphony is the blockbuster movie of classical instrumental music: big, bold, and meant to move audiences. The first symphonies were heard in eighteenth century salons and concert halls. Nowadays, thousands of them can be found on YouTube, with millions