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Damon Bristo was arrested on July 22 on the suspicion of the sex trafficking of a child in the second degree. The opera company announced Tuesday that Bristo has resigned.

Benjamin K. Roe, NPR's Director of Music, reflects on the musical core of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and NPR's commitment to the holiday that honors him.

The pianist thought he knew his Brahms, but then he heard something completely unfamiliar.

The Estonian composer's evocative music has opened a window into a world of spiritual ideals and aspirations, and attracted many fans along the way. Hear Cantique, the new CD of Pärt's music, in its entirety.

When Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was premiered in 1934, it made Shostakovich a star. When Soviet leaders denounced the opera two years later, the composer feared for his freedom, and even his life.

A rare comic book featuring Superman fetched over $9 million at an auction last week, making it the world's most expensive comic.

Neville Marriner died overnight at age 92. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conductor was famous for his score to the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus.

Besides their legions of fans, the artists entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year — KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt and others — have inspired scores of imitators.

Alaska-based composer John Luther Adams, whose music is rich with references to and concern about nature, won for his orchestral Become Ocean. The judges said it "suggests a relentless tidal surge."

Roy Montgomery's ambient guitar symphonies foreground the voices of Circuit Des Yeux's Haley Fohr, Julianna Barwick, Grouper's Liz Harris and others.