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Review: A Game of Light and Shadow in Gounod’s ‘Faust’

Sara Holdren’s new production for Heartbeat Opera takes its lead from Bulgakov’s Faustian novel “The Master and Margarita.”

By Joshua Barone

Austria Basel (Switzerland) Eurovision Song Contest Israel Music Opera

Austria Wins Narrow Victory Over Israel in Eurovision Song Contest

Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

By Alex Marshall

Austria Classical Music Eurovision Song Contest Opera Vienna State Opera

JJ hits some high notes for Austria.

By Alex Marshall

Deaths (Obituaries) La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Lima (Peru) Luigi Alva Metropolitan Opera Milan (Italy) Opera

Luigi Alva, Elegant Tenor With a Lighthearted Touch, Dies at 98

A Peruvian-born international star, he made a specialty of roles in operas by Donizetti, Rossini and Mozart, becoming one of their pre-eminent interpreters.

By Jonathan Kandell