Fortune spins her wheel. Who will win, who will lose? Inspired by medieval literature, ‘O fortuna’ is one of the most famous choral pieces in the world. The piece gives us a chance to meet Fortuna, ...

The Los Angeles Master Chorale on Sunday will perform Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana," controversial music that has amplified epic movie moments for decades. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) This ...

Even in these tough economic times, tickets fly right out of the box office when “Carmina Burana” is on the agenda. The perennially popular blockbuster, requiring huge choral and orchestral forces, ...

Cincinnati Ballet will perform 'Carmina Burana' at Music Hall Nov. 4-6. You probably don’t know the composer. Or the name of the music. But I guarantee that you have heard Carl Orff’s “O Fortuna” ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... If it were not for “Carmina Burana,” German composer Carl Orff probably would be little more than a footnote in musical history. Instead, the ever-popular ...

Tony Palmer film explores the life and work of Carl Orff, the unknown Nazi composer of one of the world's most popular classical pieces, Carmina Burana. Carl Orff, the German composer of Carmina ...

To anyone concerned about dwindling audiences for classical music, it can only be heartening to see some 14,000 people streaming into the O2 Arena to hear one of the 20th century's most influential ...

This Sunday, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will fill the sails of Walt Disney Concert Hall with that stormy, earwormy cantata by Carl Orff: “Carmina Burana.” The chorale will be joined by an ...

If you’re a child of the 1970s, it may well have been the Old Spice advert. If you hail from a younger generation, it will almost certainly be The X Factor. Or maybe you remember its regular comical ...