The composer George Benjamin and the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard met as students. In a new piece, they perform at the keyboard together.

Daniele Rustioni is already busy as the Met’s new principal guest conductor, with three shows onstage this fall.

Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King,” based on “Journey to the West,” brings an old superhero to the opera stage.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s gorgeously mesmerizing first opera has both focus and a thematically expansive view of a moment in medieval history.

This Spanish pop star’s new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to either.

The Estonian Festival Orchestra made its North American debut at Carnegie Hall, offering a broad, excellently played survey of Pärt’s music.

In the days following a cease-fire in Gaza, the orchestra returned to New York under circumstances that were more tense than usual.

The International Chopin Piano Competition is entering its final round, with performances that attract millions of viewers.

Nadine Sierra started at the Metropolitan Opera with promise. Watch as she turns into a full-fledged star.

Performing in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” at the Metropolitan Opera, Oh has already perfected the art of waving a fan with sass.