Matthias Pintscher’s first opera in 20 years invites audiences to find their own meaning in a macabre 19th-century tale.

Luciano Berio, who would have turned 100 this year, anticipated an overwhelming media culture in his classic “Sinfonia.”

The composer, who turns 90 this fall, has expanded the spectrum of sounds that instruments produce and that audiences can perceive.

Christian Thielemann’s inaugural new production as the general music director of the Berlin State Opera is the rarity “Die Schweigsame Frau.”

Unlike most countries, Germany has a network of minor but generously subsidized theaters whose vitality is remarkable, and unmatched.

Rebecca Saunders has collaborated with the artist Ed Atkins to create “Lash,” a work that hovers around themes of illness and intimacy.

Unsuk Chin’s “The Dark Side of the Moon,” a reinterpretation of the Faust myth, reflects a restless mind with constant musical invention.

Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina” has been added onto by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Now, another composer gets to have his say.

This genre allows artists to tap into their inner child. But it’s absolutely serious work.

John Eliot Gardiner’s new ensemble, the Constellation Choir & Orchestra, performed a nearly identical program as his old group, at the same venue.