

Zachary Woolfe
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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...

John Cage Shock: When Japan Fell for Cage and Vice Versa
After a 1962 visit, a mutual love affair began between the composer and the country’s musicians. A new series at the Japan Society explores this...

Review: In Berlin, Opera Scales Up to Fill an Airport Hangar
With its home theater under renovation, the Komische Oper branches out, beginning with Henze’s “The Raft of the Medusa” at Tempelhof Airport.

Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sings in Berlin, Amid Protests
The Russian star soprano appeared in her first staged opera in Germany since the Ukraine invasion, still under fire for her past support for President...

Review: This London ‘Ring’ Is on the Met Opera’s Radar
It’s not stage-filling spectacle, but Barrie Kosky’s version of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” the start of a four-opera epic, is eerie, vivid and intense.

Salzburg Festival Remains a Crammed Summer Stage
No other festival matches the sheer profusion of classical music, opera and theater offerings at the Salzburg Festival.