Review: This ‘Magic Flute’ at the Met Lacks Some Luster
Mozart’s opera, tailored to families in this staging, is big on spectacle and let’s-put-on-a-show verve. What shines? Kathryn Lewek as Queen of the Night.
Colette Maze, Pianist Whose Recording Career Started Late, Dies at 109
Born before the outbreak of World War I, she began making albums in her 80s. She released her latest, “109 Ans de Piano,” this year.
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Review: Philharmonic Debuts Back Flashiness With Substance
In an evening built to entertain, there was also depth in Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s conducting and the cellist Edgar Moreau’s playing.
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Jay Schwartz’s Music Reflects a Past of Oceans and Deserts
The composer’s latest work, “Theta,” born of the pandemic, loss and long swims in open water, is premiering in Germany.