Classical Music

Michael Flynn, a Trump Ally, Sponsors Beethoven at the Kennedy Center

Following the president’s overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Adams, John (1947- ) Antony and Cleopatra (2022) (Opera) Bullock, Julia Classical Music Finley, Gerald Lien, Mimi Metropolitan Opera Opera Pulitzer, Elkhanah

John Adams’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Sags at the Metropolitan Opera

John Adams’s Shakespeare adaptation has been trimmed since its premiere, but still struggles with setting a flood of dense Elizabethan verse.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Denk, Jeremy Desandre, Lea Frick Collection Ney, Jeremy Sorey, Tyshawn

The Frick’s Gift to New York: A Superb New Concert Hall

There’s a crackling aliveness to music in the 220-seat, subterranean yet airy auditorium, which was put through its paces in a burst of six concerts.

By Zachary Woolfe

Appointments and Executive Changes Chung, Myung-Whun Classical Music La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Opera Riccardo Chailly

La Scala Taps South Korean Maestro Myung-whun Chung as Music Director

Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in the opera house’s 247-year history.

By Javier C. Hernandez