For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

Part of 3-Minute Operas. Give WQXR Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera.

Airs Saturdays at 1 pm during the Metropolitan Opera season.

It's graduation season, and you've probably already heard the "Graduation March." Except that's not its name, and it wasn't written for commencement. May 18, 2026 ...

Young Artists Showcase is a WQXR weekly radio show that since 1978 has sought out and displayed the talents of young emerging artists. WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase is supported by The Harold W.

Federal lawsuit looks to revive fracking in New York April 24, 2026- The door to fracking in the Southern Tier has seemed closed for more than a decade, but a new lawsuit may give new life to the idea ...

Operavore keeps its finger on the pulse of the international opera scene. We offer news bulletins from the around the globe, previews of new recordings, and interviews with the players and ...

Produced by WQXR. Stay tuned for upcoming live performances from Carnegie Hall.

As the social order of Europe was demolished and chaos ensued, musical form began to flourish in new territories. Composers explored complex, secular song forms like the virelai, ballade, and rondeau.