Did Gérard Grisey’s Music Predict His Own Death?
Eerie coincidences make the composer’s final work, “Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold,” seem like a requiem written for himself.
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For Classical Music, Every Summer Is a Liberation
During a time of year in which anything can be a stage, the joy of music making has room to breathe outdoors.
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Renata Scotto Spun an Actor’s Insight Into Vocal Gold
The Italian soprano’s dramatic acumen and hard-to-characterize voice brought a range of classic opera heroines vividly and emotionally to life.
Leonard Bernstein’s Children Defend Bradley Cooper’s Prosthetic Nose in ‘Maestro’
A teaser for the Netflix biopic has ignited a new round of criticism that the family described as a misunderstanding.