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Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes: A Diary of an Influential Life
Begun to improve his own technique, piano exercises that Glass wrote over decades are the subject this month of a new book, a concert and...
Review: ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ at the Met
“X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” from 1986, receives its grandest treatment yet, in a production expected to play on opera stages from...
How California Became America’s Contemporary Music Capital
On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.
What Is John Eliot Gardiner’s Musical Empire Without Him?
The conductor is taking a break after being accused of striking a singer. But the groups he founded continue to tour with a substitute at...
Review: A ‘Rodelinda’ Brings Promise of Handel on the Hudson
R.B. Schlather’s new staging of this opera, with the excellent musicians of Ruckus, is the first of several Handel productions at Hudson Hall.
Review: Kate Soper’s ‘The Hunt’ Makes the Medieval Modern
Kate Soper’s latest stage work freely moves between legend and anachronism for a story about three virgins taking charge of their bodies.
Arthur Russell’s ‘City Park’: Reconstructed, Newly Performed
Arthur Russell, a victim of AIDS, composed fluidly in many genres. His “City Park” has been reconstructed for a new generation.
Opera Philadelphia Cuts Its Budget, but Not Its Ambition
The company, a haven for contemporary and innovative opera, presented a scaled back yet rich edition of its season-opening festival.
Jonas Kaufmann and Friends Take On Schubert at the Armory
The tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars in “Doppelganger,” a staging of “Schwanengesang” by Claus Guth, making his New York debut.
Review: The Soprano Julia Bullock’s Brilliant Sincerity
Julia Bullock, an artist of sensitivity and intelligence, appeared at the Park Avenue Armory with the pianist John Arida.