WIN TICKETS to see Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with the Colorado Symphony
Colorado Symphony is opening its 2022-2023 concert season with international piano sensation Jon Kimura Parker, we want you to be there!
By Karla Walker
What do Mozart’s Italian operas and the film ‘The Sound of Music’ have in common? A little known Count.
Mozart might not have ever written Italian opera had it not been for a little known Count, whose house was used two centuries later as the backdrop for ‘The Sound of Music.’
By Karla Walker
600+ musical instruments headed to Colorado schools in time for the start of the school year
Rosalind Greisz is one of those teachers who goes above and beyond for her students.
By Karla Walker
Mozartkugeln: How to spot the real bonbon
Finding Mozartkugeln isn’t hard. You can find it online or at a specialty grocer. But finding authentic Mozartkugeln in Colorado, or the U.S., is nearly impossible.
By Karla Walker
Mozart’s sense of humor: jokes, riddles and toilet-humor.
Mozart’s sense of humor was off-color — adolescent and inappropriate by today’s standards.
By Karla Walker
Mozart’s favorite pet: a starling that could sing his melodies
Mozart had a number of pets over the course of his short life, but one stands out above all the others: his pet starling.
By Karla Walker
Constanze Mozart: Who was Mrs. Mozart?
When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the age of 35, he left his wife Constanze with two children, almost no money and his manuscripts.
By Karla Walker
Sunday was Funday for Mozart and his family
Sundays started with Mass for the Mozart family who were working musicians for the Archbishop’s weekly church service.
By Karla Walker
CPR Classical presents: violinist Joshua Bell with the National Repertory Orchestra at the Newman Center July 9th
Superstar violinist Joshua Bell headlines the National Repertory Orchestra’s Denver debut on July 9th at the Newman Center.
By Karla Walker
Summerfest Postcards: Hear Audio Snapshots of Colorado’s Summer Music Festivals
Summerfest Postcards are audio snapshots of some of Colorado’s summertime classical music festivals.
By Karla Walker
Summerfest 2022: What to hear and when
Every summer the classical music world comes to Colorado. The Centennial State boasts more summer classical music festivals per capita than any other state!
By Karla Walker
Mozart’s shadow looms large over the city of Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a petite 5′ 4″, but his shadow looms large over his city of birth, Salzburg, Austria.
By Karla Walker
Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’: The lovable Papageno
Mozart lived to write opera, but he struggled with box office success. The initial run of “The Marriage of Figaro” in Vienna ran only nine times before closing.
By Karla Walker
Mozart and ‘The Sound of Music’: Inside Salzburg’s Mirabell Palace
Fans of the movie “The Sound of Music” know the gardens of Salzburg’s Schloss Mirabell (Mirabell Palace) well.
By Karla Walker
Who was the female Mozart?
Mozart’s star shines so brightly in history that it overshadows nearly everyone around him, including his extraordinarily talented sister, Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart.
By Karla Walker
Was Mozart outshined by his sister?
The tiny St. Johanneskirche am Imberg is rumored to have been the favorite little hideaway of Wolfgang and Nannerl Mozart as children.
By Karla Walker