Some musical instruments such as flutes have an interesting quirk: higher-end, professional models are not the best choice for someone who’s just starting out. There are certain technical challenges a ...

Carmen and her friend, Sissa, are performing together at the Cusco Music Festival in Peru. Sissa will play her siku, a type of Peruvian flute. Carmen will play her guitar. When they arrive at the ...

Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to ...

People are ever-evolving surprises. Even the most under-the-radar celebrity has a magic trick up their sleeve. Someone like perpetual funny stoner Seth Rogan is actually really good at pottery and has ...

History and music collided at Lizzo’s concert when the singer played an incredibly rare, 200-year-old crystal flute made for President James Madison. It all began when Librarian of Congress Carla ...

Many of us have probably heard of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute or have heard recordings of Sir James Galway. Maybe you even played the flute in a middle school band. Yet the flute is an intricate, ...

There’s a pipsqueak of a flute, just a foot long and barely thicker inside than a reed of grass. There are flutes twisted into triangles and other geometric shapes to fit the performers’ mouths. And ...

A flute had never achieved any semblance of celebrity until last Wednesday, when a flute named Sasha Flute launched her very own Instagram page and promptly racked up 40,000 followers. During an AMA, ...