Topic: Program Highlights

Opera Matinee presents X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, Choral Showcase delights with Puccini's Gloria Mass, and more on special programs this week.

Opera Matinee presents Bizet's beloved Carmen with the Met, Classical Breakdown explores Korngold's Hollywood infused Violin Concerto, and more on our special programs this week.

Opera Matinee presents Dead Man Walking, based on Sister Helen Prejean’s bestselling eponymous memoir of justice and forgiveness, Choral Showcase highlights Monteverdi's much-loved Vespers of 1610, the Vespro della Beata Vergine, and more on special programs this week.

We celebrate the 100th episode of our podcast Classical Breakdown, Front Row Washington showcase voices of America, and more on our special programs this week.

NSO Showcase takes us on a European tour with an exciting program, Choral Showcase celebrates the new year with Haydn's oratorio The Creation, and more on our special programs this week.

Classical Breakdown explores Finland's national hero, Jean Sibelius, we play back this year's Classical Countdown starting on New Year's Eve, and more on our special programs this week.

We are full of the holiday spirit this week with holiday music all day and all night and present special programming on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We are also celebrating the Netflix release of Maestro on December 20.

We celebrate Beethoven's birthday this weekend, a holiday tradition of The Magic Flute with the Metropolitan Opera, and more on special programs this week.

Front Row Washington presents the Emerson String Quartet's farewell concert at Wolf Trap, Classical Breakdown guides you through the history of opera, and more on our special programs this week.

Our highly anticipated Classical Countdown begins this Monday, wrapping up on Thanksgiving night! We begin to celebrate the seasons with advent music on Choral Showcase, and more on WETA Classical this week.