One Opera, Three Acts, Three Different Stagings
The German lighting designer Urs Schönebaum, a frequent collaborator with Robert Wilson,…
Anna Netrebko Faces Backlash in Russia After Attempt to Distance Herself From Putin
The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of opera’s biggest stars, faced backlash…
Anna Netrebko Seeks Distance From Putin After Losing Work
Anna Netrebko, the Russian diva whose international career recently fell apart because…
Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.
Opera, once divvied into local companies of singers mostly from the same…
Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met
Puts has gotten from Glass’s Minimalism a taste for using repeated figurations…
Metropolitan Opera’s Concert Honors Ukraine
Vladyslav Buialskyi stood center stage at the Metropolitan Opera, his hand on…
Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.
In Canada, an acclaimed 20-year-old Russian pianist’s concert was canceled amid concerns…
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Wagner
In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would…
Review: Beethoven Returns for the Age of Black Lives Matter
Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” is hardly a fixed text. He wrote several…
