With a forgotten song becoming an unlikely hit, the 87-year-old singer is happy to be back in the spotlight.
Category: Music
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‘This House’: An Intimate, Intergenerational Opera Is Also a Family Affair
Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage tell the story of three generations in a Harlem home. Enter a second Nottage generation, her daughter, on the creative team.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Brooklyn Rider’s exploration of the four elements, miniatures by Kurtag and the Anzû Quartet’s debut recording are among the highlights.
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What I Learned From the Great Singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
The baritone Benjamin Appl remembers his teacher at 100, as one of the 20th century’s greatest singers and a complicated, conflicted man.
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Why Isn’t My Favorite Composer More Popular?
I love the operas of Leos Janacek. So do audiences — when they go to see them. But the works remain stubbornly on the outskirts of the repertory.
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Ute Lemper Still Sings Songs of Rebellion. The Stakes Are Still High.
The German-born cabaret performer’s latest album celebrates the 125th anniversary of Kurt Weill’s birth, yoking classics to the language of today’s music.
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Karol G’s Ode to Curves, Plus 7 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Alejandro Sanz and Shakira, St. Vincent, Stereolab and others.
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Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic Play Philip Glass
Kate Soper’s tender, whimsical “Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus,” a tribute to the orchestra, had its premiere on Thursday with its composer as soloist.
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Jeff Goldblum Says Jeff Goldblum is ‘Not a Performance’
In a wide-ranging interview on Popcast, the actor and musician insisted that the immutable Jeff Goldblum persona is “not a performance” — it’s his lifeblood.
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How the Cowbell Gave Latin Music Its Swing
When life gets loud, let the rhythm get louder.
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Santa Fe Opera Continues to Draw Performers From Across the Globe
Nearly 70 years old, the Santa Fe Opera and its summer season draw singers, directors, designers, conductors and apprentices from across the globe.
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The Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Has Many Roles, On and Off the Stage
Sonya Yoncheva discusses her turn as Lisa in “The Queen of Spades” at the Metropolitan Opera, her summer concerts, her production company and more.