Classical music is a tricky thing. Over the past century, its overriding sense of elitism—the notion that the only way to experience it is in a “perfect” performance by a major performer—has created a ...

The participatory journalist George Plimpton did many things. He boxed against Sugar Ray Robinson. He tried his hand as a high wire circus performer. But he said the scariest thing he ever did was ...

Earlier this afternoon, Triangle classical music station WCPE 89.7 announced that it will air the entirety of the New York Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-24 season—a reversal of the radio station’s ...