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Live Performance in New York City: Here’s What to See This Spring

Onstage, Denzel Washington is Othello, and Paul Mescal is Stanley Kowalski as stars illuminate the theater marquees. Plus: FKA twigs takes “Eusexua” on tour. Bang on a Can, Twyla Tharp, and much more.

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Barber, Samuel Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts Menotti, Gian Carlo Metropolitan Opera National Symphony Orchestra Noseda, Gianandrea Opera Vanessa (Opera)

Why Is an Entire Age of American Opera Missing at the Met?

A concert performance of “Vanessa” freshly argued for the vitality of a work that deserves to be staged but languishes with its midcentury peers.

By Joshua Barone

Bavarian State Opera Bohm, Karl Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Karajan, Herbert von Mathis, Edith (1938-2025) Metropolitan Opera Opera Switzerland Voice and Speech

Edith Mathis, Radiant Swiss Soprano, Is Dead at 86

Known for her interpretations of Bach, Mozart and Weber, she was praised for her clear, bright voice and her perfect intonation even on the highest notes.

By Adam Nossiter

Clayton, Allan Festen (Movie) Festen (Opera) Finley, Gerald Hall, Lee Jones, Richard (1953- ) London (England) Opera Royal Opera House Turnage, Mark-Anthony Vinterberg, Thomas

In ‘Festen,’ a Nightmare Birthday Becomes an Opera

The composer who put Anna Nicole Smith’s life onstage has a new piece: an adaptation of a cult movie about child abuse.

By Alex Marshall