Movies have a way of making us laugh, cry, or hold our breath in suspense. Music is a big part of why this happens. A soft ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Sarastro introduces Tamino and Sarastro to the ideals of the Masonic Order. The ...

Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s “Magic Flute” made its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in October 2004. Since then, the company has presented it many, many times. You can’t blame them: The ...

For music connoisseurs, the mellifluous notes flowing from a bamboo flute is always an aural treat. Recently, the music aficionados in the capital city were in for one such treat when ...

Musical astronaut Catherine Coleman has plenty of flutes to pick from aboard the International Space Station. One is her own. Two belong to members of the Irish group The Chieftains. And one belongs ...

I didn't get time to cast an eye on the incredibly brief programme note before the lights dimmed for One Flute Note (2012). Instead, I took everything I saw at face value, and interpreted it as an ...

Around halfway through a set during his Blue Note residency last Thursday, André 3000 took some time to survey his tools. The musician crouched over a rug arrayed with around a dozen varieties of the ...