The historic La Scala opera house in Italy has announced that renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun will take over in 2027 and serve as music director until 2030. Long before K-pop took off ...

The box-office success of “The King’s Warden,” which recently surpassed 14 million ticket sales, is casting a fresh spotlight ...

“The work of a composer and a carpenter is not different. Every note and every screw has its use, and once you turn your imagination into a work, there is nothing in the world to envy.” Lee Young-jo, ...

Long before K-pop took off, it was South Korea's classical musicians who were rocking the music world. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports on an historic Italian opera house that's been around for nearly 2 1/2 ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The story incorrectly calls Giuseppe Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” an aria. It is a chorus.] LEILA FADEL, HOST: Long before K-pop took off, it was South Korea's classical ...

Three UC Santa Cruz music faculty had a rather unusual experience over spring break. David Evan Jones, Nicole Paiement, and Brian Staufenbiel traveled to Seoul, Korea, to oversee the Korean premiere ...