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A Met Orchestra of Mixed Quality Returns to Carnegie Hall

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A Met Orchestra of Mixed Quality Returns to Carnegie Hall

The tenure of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, can be difficult to assess. That much was evident over two concerts.

By Joshua Barone

What Spatial Audio Can and Cannot Do for Classical Music

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What Spatial Audio Can and Cannot Do for Classical Music

Immersive audio formats, while newer for pop, have been used by composers for decades. But not all works call for spatial treatment.

By Seth Colter Walls

Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American’ Opera ‘Treemonisha’ Found Its Moment?

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Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American’ Opera ‘Treemonisha’ Found Its Moment?

“Treemonisha” — brilliant, flawed and unfinished — is ripe for creative reimagining at a time when opera houses are looking to diversify the canon.

By Zachary Woolfe

These Young Musicians Made an Album. Now It’s Nominated for a Grammy.

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These Young Musicians Made an Album. Now It’s Nominated for a Grammy.

The debut album of the New York Youth Symphony, featuring some players who were in middle school, is up against recordings by some of the world’s top orchestras.

By Kalia Richardson