Longtime music host and performer Andrea Blain presents classical music programming including national specials, opera and other live broadcasts and holiday programs. She also is part of a team that works on content and scripting for 

 and has voiced several episodes of YourClassical Storytime.

The Celtic lands of Northwestern Europe have an especially rich musical heritage, and many Christmas songs and carols come from Celtic nations. Listen as host Andrea Blain explores music and customs that have roots in ancient winter celebrations and traditional Christmas festivals. 


Carols, Customs and Candlelight: A Celtic Christmas Celebration

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’


Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's ‘Every Good Thing’ — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.


'Every Good Thing'

The Minnesota Opera presents Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni,’ the story of an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. Listen now as Andrea Blain hosts the live broadcast from April 25 on YourClassical MPR.


Listen: Minnesota Opera blends dark comedy with social commentary in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'

In the Minnesota Opera’s latest production, ‘The Elixir of Love,’ Nemorino, a young villager, uses a zesty elixir to try and win the heart of the beautiful Adina. Listen as host Bonnie North speaks to members of the cast about this exciting production and access on-demand audio from the concert now!


Listen: Explore Minnesota Opera's 'The Elixir of Love' with its cast

Minnesota Opera’s new production, ‘Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,’ explores the intertwined lives of a Mexican American family on both sides of the border. Listen as host Andrea Blain speaks to members of the cast about this exciting new production.


Explore Minnesota Opera's 'Cruzar la Cara de la Luna' with its performers

In Ireland, the instrument almost always missing from a traditional Irish music ‘session’ is the piano, but Irish music is increasingly championed and performed by classical pianists. Join Andrea Blain for “Irish Music and the Piano: From Shebeen to Stage,” an entertaining and ear-warming special filled with Irish folk and traditional tunes transcribed, arranged and composed for piano. 


Irish Music and the Piano: From Shebeen to Stage

This week's Learning to Listen is a Presidents Day special: Find out about our nation's top leaders and their musical interests.


Learning to Listen: Music for Presidents Day

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season.




Christmas at Luther: Awake! and Greet the New Morn 

Longtime music host and performer Andrea Blain presents classical music programming including national specials, opera and other live broadcasts and holiday programs. She also is part of a team that works on content and scripting for ‘Rhapsody in Black’ and has voiced several episodes of YourClassical Storytime.


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