The Bachelor Meets Opera

The Bachelors Of Opera There are plenty of single men in opera, but would you really want to date them? Try separating the dudes from the duds in this puzzler. 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 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 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 TINY DESK CONCERTS Dublin Guitar Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert It's amazing how satisfying Philip Glass' string quartet music sounds on four guitars. The interlocking parts are transparent and the music seems to breathe. Read this story