With radical adaptations of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” Heartbeat Opera shows why it’s so vital to New York’s music scene.
Category: Music
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Caroline Rose Takes Her Indie Rock Show on the Road
On a chilly day in New England at the start of a 43-city tour, the indie singer kills time before falling into the arms of her fans.
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In Her New Show, Rita Indiana Confronts All Kinds of Ghosts
“Tu nombre verdadero” (“Your Real Name”), which debuts Friday in New York, is a spiritual multimedia performance from the 45-year-old novelist and musician.
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Super Mario Bros. and Daddy Yankee Added to Recording Registry
The Library of Congress has designated 25 recordings, including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” as “audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time.”
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‘Emo Prom’ Was Open to All. No Slow Dancing Required.
At the event in Brooklyn, hundreds of attendees dressed up, danced and reflected on the resurgence of the pop culture phenomenon.
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‘Emo Prom’ Was Open to All. No Slow Dancing Required.
At the event in Brooklyn, hundreds of attendees dressed up, danced and reflected on the resurgence of the pop culture phenomenon.
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
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Stephen Hough Revisits His Youth, in Playful Fragments
In his new memoir, “Enough: Scenes From Childhood,” Stephen Hough recalls his artistic and sexual coming-of-age with a light touch.
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Jascha Heifetz in the Case of the Violinist and the Fanatical Doorman
Who attacked Heifetz 70 years ago in Jerusalem for the crime of playing Richard Strauss? A dive into an unsolved mystery.
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Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Turns Lorca Into Death-Haunted Opera
Osvaldo Golijov’s poetic 2003 work is being presented in a new production at Detroit Opera that will travel to the Metropolitan Opera.
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Mötley Crüe Guitarist’s Lawsuit Says He Was Kicked Out
Mick Mars accused his bandmates of gaslighting him and cutting him out of future profits after he said he was retiring from touring.
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James Bowman, Who Helped Resurrect the Countertenor, Dies at 81
He took up the repertory for the highest male voice at a time when few were performing it. He was particularly known for two roles in Britten operas.