Amanda Angel

A new show looks at the making of Wagner's Ring, including the composer's audacious asks that made it possible.

Super Bowl 50 may not have been an instant classic, but the broadcast had several moments to please classical music fans.

One point of agreement among some of the 2016 candidates running for president is a love of classical music.

Punxsutawney Phil isn't alone in casting a shadow of significance, here are nine additional umbral examples from opera and classical music in honor of Groundhog Day.

After nearly a year of speculation, the New York Philharmonic announced that the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Jaap van Zweden will become its next music director.

In honor of Mozart's birthday on Jan. 27, here are 15 people whose excellence and productivity have resulted in their being mentioned in the same breath as the great composer.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are nine works from classical music and opera that express the same themes that Dr. King personified.

Though his only realized theatrical work was the recent "Lazarus" musical, produced by New York Theater Workshop, Bowie did have several close encounters with opera.

Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle" portrays the intriguing side of classical music, but it also uses real contemporary performers to do it.

We look ahead at the important 2016 stories we will be following in the world of classical music.

In 2015, popular videos from classical music artists and organizations reached new audiences. Here are some of the most popular of the year.

We celebrate Beethoven's birthday this week with a trove of streaming content for you to discover. Watch Beethoven's "Fidelio," piano sonatas, symphonies and more.

This April Fool's Day, celebrate with Peter Schickele's classical comedy.

Celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of composer Jean Sibelius's birth with music, videos and creativity and more. 

From those who enjoy music to those who aspire to make it, here are 17 gifts that will please the music-lover on your list this holiday season.

WQXR blogger Amanda Angel counts down nine pilgrimage themes in classical and opera, included also is Charles Ives's Holiday Symphony for Thanksgiving.

By now Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's love of opera is well known. Here are six examples of her indulging in opera.

Blogger Amanda Angel writes about how classical music and food combine into a singular experience in locations around the world.

In this week of changing clocks and sleep adjustments, Amanda Angel reminds us of the power of lullabies to help us relax and even sleep.

With shrieking violins, plaintive cellos, and spooky percussive sounds, these scary movie scores use classical music, or classical composers to bone-chilling effect.