The Metropolitan Opera Baton Passes To Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The newly announced music director of the Metropolitan Opera talks about joining one of the world's most famous opera houses — and how he might help heal its wounds.
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Alan Clare On Piano Jazz
In 1990, the British pianist joined host Marian McPartland from the BBC's London studios.
All Songs +1: Sean Lennon's Surreal Ode To Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp, Bubbles
For this week's +1 podcast, Lennon discusses working with Les Claypool, their new album and a famous pet chimpanzee.
Herman's Hermits, A Band That Was In It For The Hits And The Kicks
Herman's Hermits hit the American pop charts 22 times in the 1960s and early '70s. Now, a new anthology compiles 66 of the Hermits' tracks. Rock historian Ed Ward considers how the music has held up.
Paul Simon On 'Stranger To Stranger' And Why You Can Call Him Al (Again)
On his new album, Simon remains clever and biting, even when touching on difficult topics — some of them close to home.
Songs We Love: Samara Lubelski, 'Driver, In Your Car'
The NYC mainstay has always skirted the lines of noise and pop. Here she makes psychedelic music like an oil slick spreading rainbows across its surface.
Barry Douglas: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch the award-winning Irish pianist play his own arrangements of traditional songs from the homeland, including a haunting rendition of "My Lagan Love."
Medical Examiner's Report Confirms Prince Died Of Opioid Overdose
A medical examiner's report confirmed he cause of Prince's death was self-administered fentanyl. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen about what fentanyl is and how its illicit use has led to a growing number of overdoses.
Latin Roots: Boogaloo With Joe Bataan
Bataan's many boogaloo hits in the 1960s included "Gypsy Woman." Hear a live set recorded at Philadelphia's Prince Theater.
'Music Of Morocco': A Labor Of Love For Mid-Century Moroccan Musical Diversity
In 1959, Paul Bowles traveled around Morocco to record as much traditional music as he could. A new box set of those recordings tells almost as much about Bowles as it does Morocco half a century ago.