"A sing along is just taking that excitement one step further ..."

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonatoled a series of master classes for young artists in Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing.

Joan of arc, who has represented an array of qualities over centuries, is the center of this month's Philharmonic theatrical extravaganza, June 10 _13, starring oscarwinner Marion Cotillard.

Though no English writer would dare try to improve upon William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, certain adaptations, especially in other art forms, can take on such a life of their own that they become: like the play itself: so consummate, it seems hard to imagine the world without them. Perhaps this was never truerthan in the case of Kenneth MacMillan's 1965 balletic masterpiece of the same title, which is currently celebrating 50 splendid years.

In the new exhibition Sinatra: An American Icon, visitors will have a chance to look deeper into the life and legacy of Frank Sinatra.

If the phrase "American Songbook" only conjures up names likeGershwin, Kern, Ellington, or Styne, it's time to experience American Songbook in the Penthouse.

Audiences who are passionate about vocal recitals have already marked their calendars for the return of Lincoln Center's Art of the Song series at Alice Tully Hall.

What shapes the breadth and scope of Cal Performances' programming?

Dustin Yellin moves like he talks, which is to say: extremely fast.

David Byrne's Perspectives concerts at Carnegie Hall in February defy cultural and musical boundaries.

Opera getting discussed on the evening news — who would have thought that would happen? It did in 2006, more than once. (Sometimes it was even good news.)

Among the distinguished figures in classical music and dance who passed away in 2006, it's the leading ladies who come most to mind.

Alan Gilbert has a growing reputation as a conductor who makes sparks fly, both on the concert podium and in the opera pit. This was highlighted this past season, when he received ecstatic reviews following an unscheduled debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, as well as raves for the two new productions he conducted at Santa Fe Opera. Of the former, a critic for the Berliner Morgenpost called Gilbert's performances "the embodiment of a conducting 'event'."

VSA arts and the Kennedy Center pay tribute to emerging artists with disabilities who are pursuing a career in the arts.

Lincoln Center Out of Doors kindles the spirit of play in audiences of all ages.

The 2006 Mostly Mozart Festival begins tonight in truly regal fashion — with a pair of Coronations: Festival music director Louis Langr_e conducts a gala concert program consisting of the "Coronation" Concerto (featuring pianist Garrick Ohlsson) and the "Coronation" Mass.

Soprano Victoria de los Angeles, beloved for her portrayal of Carmen, died in 2005, as did the powerful diva Ghena Dimitrova. David Diamond and George Rochberg, two 20th-century composers who maintained an ear for melody, also died.