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Strauss’s ‘Salome’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera

In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.

By Zachary Woolfe

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Jack Black’s Song ‘Steve’s Lava Chicken’

“Steve’s Lava Chicken,” a 34-second song from “A Minecraft Movie,” made the Billboard Hot 100. He charted before with a song from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

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Boston Pops’ Keith Lockhart Has the Ear of the Red Sox and Classical Fans

Keith Lockhart, who leads the Boston Pops, is a beloved figure in his city’s musical scene, and 30 years in he still has more to give.

By David Allen

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Yunchan Lim Plays Bach’s ‘Goldberg’ Variations at Carnegie Hall

The 21-year-old pianist turned the great set of variations into the story of a young man’s maturation from innocence to experience.

By Zachary Woolfe