

Zachary Woolfe
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A Malcolm X Opera Is Coming to the Met
Anthony, Christopher and Thulani Davis collaborated on “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” which has its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Friday.

Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot’s War Home
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded,” which Washington National Opera premiered on Saturday, is headed to the Metropolitan Opera next year.

Review: Years Late, a Young Pianist Finally Gets to Carnegie
Alexandre Kantorow made his Carnegie Hall recital debut after winning both the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Gilmore Artist Award.

At the Met, a Refurbished ‘Bohème’ and an Art Deco ‘Ballo’
A gift from a board member recently paid for the company to rebuild sets for Franco Zeffirelli’s deathless 1981 production of Puccini’s classic.

After 47 Years, the Emerson Quartet Has One More Weekend
The group, famed for its rich vitality, easy power and a vast repertory that it recorded prolifically and toured tirelessly, is saying farewell.

Review: Arca Struts the Catwalk Between Diva and Meta Diva
In “Mutant;Destrudo,” her show at the Park Avenue Armory, the experimental musician delivers what is essentially a traditional concert.

Review: New York Philharmonic Plays New Steve Reich Piece
In “Jacob’s Ladder,” which premiered at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, Reich’s signature chugging rhythms returned.

James Jorden, Parterre Box Opera Blog Creator, Dies at 69
With Parterre Box, he brought together high culture, punk aesthetics and gleeful camp in an irreverent source for news, criticism and gossip.

Jaap van Zweden’s Final Season
The final season of Jaap van Zweden’s brief tenure as music director in New York began with a new suite for the star violinist Joshua...

Review: The Met Opera’s Season Opens With ‘Dead Man Walking’
As part of its push to stage more contemporary works, the company has turned to one of the most widely produced operas of the 21st...