The star tenor played a central role at the company from the start. Since his ouster, it has worked to define itself on its own terms.
Category: Music
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Eurovision 2023: How to Watch and What to Know
The international song contest — which has helped launch acts like ABBA and Maneskin — takes place in England this year. Here’s what to expect from this edition.
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Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York
The 19-year-old musician made his New York Philharmonic debut with a powerful yet poetic performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto.
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Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer, Behind the Mask
The musician, whose new album was released in March, discusses disguises, recording and why they find karaoke so off-putting.
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Review: After 55 Years, the Helsinki Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall
The conductor Susanna Mälkki brought her orchestra to New York in something of a farewell to her tenure in Finland.
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Matthias Pintscher to Lead Kansas City Symphony
He will take the podium in 2024, with a mandate to help draw new audiences to classical music.
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Boston’s Mayor, Michelle Wu, Trades City Hall for Symphony Hall
Michelle Wu, a lifelong pianist, has played to prepare for mayoral debates. Last weekend, she joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra onstage.
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A 19-Year-Old Pianist Electrifies Audiences. But He’s Unimpressed.
Yunchan Lim’s victory at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last year made him a sensation. He says the attention makes him uneasy.
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Frank Ocean Shows Us a More Human Way to Perform
As live concert broadcasts have grown increasingly staid, his electrifying Coachella set gave us an unruly digital experience to share.
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Grace Bumbry, Barrier-Shattering Opera Diva, Is Dead at 86
A flamboyant mezzo-soprano (who could also sing meaty soprano roles), she overcame racial prejudice to become one of opera’s first, and biggest, Black stars.
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Sum 41, Pop-Punk Band of Early 2000s Fame, Says It Will Disband
With catchy songs like “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep,” the Canadian band was part of a pop-punk wave that included Blink-182, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte and others.