The group is celebrating its 20th-anniversary season with a series of concerts that look back, one player says, “with a lot of forward motion.”

Williams is best known for his grandly symphonic, Oscar-winning film scores. But his latest concert work is quieter, and more haunting.

An adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera, in turn based on Melville’s classic novella, joins a lineage of beautiful enigmas.

This year’s edition of the Aix-en-Provence Festival was planned by Audi but opened without him, following his death in May.

Many of the offerings at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France are broadcast, or they travel to other theaters. Here are some highlights.

Watch and listen to recent highlights, including “The Comet/Poppea,” a Dave Malloy song cycle and a soprano’s surprise turn at the Metropolitan Opera.

A century after the composer’s death, he is ubiquitous on relaxation playlists. Those just scratch the surface of a stranger, more complicated career.

Michael Gordon’s site-specific “The Forest of Metal Objects” surrounds precious art and architecture with the music of chains and flower pots.

The musical theater titan left behind material from beloved shows like “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.”

Our critics picked nine performances that included star turns, new opera productions and the unveiling of a concert hall at the Frick Collection.