The Italian director Romeo Castellucci, known for his avant-garde theater productions, will take on Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” in his La Scala debut.
Category: Music
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La Scala’s First ‘Ring’ in a Decade Passes the Wagnerian Flame
Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.
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Has Theater Become Everybody’s Church?
New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.
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Itzhak Perlman Wasn’t Sure About Doing ‘Schindler’s List’
“I foolishly said that I’d think about if I wanted to do it,” the violinist said. “And Toby, my wife, said, ‘Are you out of your mind? You’re going to think about it?’ So I called back.”
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Stephen Prina Taught a Class on Keanu Reeves in 1994. What Does He Think of ‘Godot’?
Stephen Prina may have been one of the first to see a deeper pattern in Mr. Reeves’s work.
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A Black Composer Was a Star, Then Faded. Is It Time to Shine Again?
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor devotees are working to revive his music and legacy coinciding with the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Jaap van Zweden Returns After Leaving New York Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden left the New York Philharmonic in 2024. Now he’s returning to the city with his new orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
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The Website Reshaping Live Music, One Set List at a Time
On Setlist.fm, users track what songs artists play at concerts (and more). The availability of so much data has changed the ways musicians and fans experience shows.
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Benita Valente, Acclaimed Bel Canto Soprano, Is Dead at 91
Her career spanned decades, included performances at the Metropolitan Opera and brought her effusive praise from critics and operaphiles.
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Review: Arvo Pärt Gets the 90th Birthday Concert He Deserves
The Estonian Festival Orchestra made its North American debut at Carnegie Hall, offering a broad, excellently played survey of Pärt’s music.
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Olivia Dean Adds Love to the Mix
The chart-topping British singer’s music defies genres, because she’s more interested in feelings than styles.
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Under Trump, National Symphony Opens Concerts With the National Anthem
The new directive came after President Trump made himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, the home of the orchestra.