A Chinese-Western Music Swap and Bryan Hymel's Hearty High Cs

Podium Diplomacy: Conductor Takes Chinese Music West And Vice Versa 5 years, 40 works: Long Yu wants China and the West to know each other's contemporary music better. He's launching a big project to accomplish just that. Read this story DECEPTIVE CADENCE Bryan Hymel's Hefty High Cs A young tenor from New Orleans elegantly launches high Cs in a stirring but punishingly difficult Rossini aria. This is why we listen to opera! Read this story DECEPTIVE CADENCE What It Means To Play Pablo Casals' Cello "I would call him the grandfather of classical music of the 20th century," says cellist Amit Peled, who grew up idolizing the late master and now tours with his instrument. Read this story DECEPTIVE CADENCE One Night Only: The Streets Meet The Opera House The Dallas Street Choir recently performed to a sold-out house. The group, comprised of homeless people, sang with renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade. Read this story FIELD RECORDINGS Joyce DiDonato Takes A Stand At Stonewall The opera star, with a posse of friends, visits a historic gay bar in Greenwich Village to talk about equality and sing a centuries-old aria that still resonates. Read this story