Unlike some of my friends who never left the town or even the street of their childhood, I came a long way from my hometown.

One could just imagine the Emperor Franz Joseph, also King of Hungary, chatting in the silk-panelled room adjoining the royal box. In my youth, I had a behind-the-scenes view of the opera as my ...

Joseph Franz Mohr (1792–1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and lyricist well known for his creation of the timeless Christmas carol Stille Nacht. He was raised in modest circumstances ...

For true fans of live music, and the whole concert-going and festival-going experience, Spring 2025 in the DMV is shaping up ...

The Spring-into-Summer offerings this year in the classical realm are as rich, diverse, and extensive as ever.

This is what I experienced at St. Joseph High School’s rendition of the classic musical “Grease”. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey and directed by Ashley Kirk, this production was ...

Either you convert to Islam, or you are beheaded – this was the policy of the most atrocious Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb. He, who came to the throne after imprisoning his father and having his ...

Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed. By Joe Orovic Reporting from Split, Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address ...

Some scorpion species are much safer than others. The list of reasonably safe species includes the emperor scorpion. In some parts of the world, these creatures are pests, but they’re also kept ...