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Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier in Sudan's brutal civil war. Now he is a rapper with a new album out called Warchild. Music journalist Christian Bordal has a review and profile of the artist.

The famed tenor tackles one of Verdi's most nuanced roles for baritone at this year's BBC Proms concerts. Boccanegra, the powerful leader of Genoa, deals a host of personal and political troubles as he finds his long-lost daughter, thwarts a kidnapping attempt and faces death.

Though it's Faust who sold his soul to the devil, the innocent Marguerite takes the fall in this classic story dating back to the 1400s. Hear the entire opera and follow along with the libretto in this production from Opera Carolina.

Though the main characters are devout Puritans, Bellini manages to pack plenty of worldly action into this love story set during the English Civil War. Hear Elvira go mad when her betrothed leaves camp with another woman.

'Hansel and Gretel' isn't retold as often as other Grimm tales, but Englebert Humperdinck's opera has remained a classic since it premiered in the 19th century. Hear music from this production by the BBC Proms.

The Chattanooga sister trio talks about mixing music and motherhood, and shares the story behind their song "Feet Are Dirty." (Story originally aired on Weekend Edition on April 21, 2024.)

STAR LINE recasts the affable indie rapper as something sharper-eged — a skeptic of the state and champion of the collective, who is ready to scrap if necessary.

Some artists we can't wait to see at the annual music conference in Austin, Texas, representing a wide spectrum of styles and genres.

A dynamic performer con carisma y fuerza, Daymé Arocena sings the blues in a field of inflatable flowers.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Sukie Waterhouse about her new album, "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin." Waterhouse talks about finding inspiration in the sparklemuffin spider.