Even in an era of great young vocalists, McLorin Salvant stands apart. With Every Breath I Take showcases her unique vocal style and talent as a storyteller.

"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.

Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.

Dolly Parton died Tuesday at age 80.

The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

Music has the power to take you back to one specific day to one special moment.

Isaiah Rashad put everything into this Tiny Desk. With bashful charm, the Chattanooga rapper gives an ambitious set of his best work thus far.

After a global tour, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny returned home for two final concerts this weekend. He urged residents to continue fighting for improvements on the island.

Americana singer-songwriter Brennan Wedl talks about her new self titled album, out August 21st.

As rising premiums have led 5 million people to drop their Affordable Care Act plans, a program in Austin has held steady and could be a model a potential model for other cities hoping to make health care more affordable for key populations and key industries like music or food.

Opera Shop host Darren Hellwege talks with lifestyle journalist Shivani Vora about her recent interview for Forbes with Metropolitan Opera Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni. They discuss Rustioni's "process," life in the busy hub of the neighborhood around Lincoln Center, and Daniele's advice to newcomers to the art. Shivani's article can be found here: Met Opera’s Andrea Chénier Conductor Daniele Rustioni Talks Travel And Opera

With a focus on music from Early Romantic Era composers, the show - Blossoming into Romanticism - now airs each Thursday at 4:00pm.

"Opera Shop" host Darren Hellwege talks with Matt Haney, who is directing two performances of Puccini's La Boheme with the Ozarks Lyric Opera in Springfield next weekend. https://ozarkslyricopera.com/la-boheme

"Opera Shop" host Darren Hellwege visits with some of the talented young people bringing a production of Gian Carlo Menoti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" to Columbia. The production will be Dec. 5th and 6th at First Baptist Church of Columbia. Our guests are Molly Symmonds (Ahmal) Kennedy Kinnick (mother) and Carter Thiemann, who is the pianist.

Darren Hellwege, host of The Opera Shop, talks with Greg Campbell of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City about their run of "Madame Butterfly," this Friday through Sunday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Lyric Opera of Kansas City