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Hanukkah Concerts With Israeli Military Cantor Raise Outcry in Amsterdam

A concert hall canceled the performance several months ago but then reached a compromise in which three concerts will be held. The bargain hasn’t satisfied…

In This Rarely Seen Tchaikovsky Opera, Joan of Arc Speaks for Herself

The composer had grand hopes that “The Maid of Orleans,” with its battle scenes, rousing choruses and fiery finale, would be the making of him….

Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87

A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starred in more than 150 films, including the Oscar-winning ‘8½’ and…

Amsterdam Exhibition Explores How Humans Shaped Sheep

According to a new exhibition in Amsterdam, centuries of human intervention turned the animal into “a wool-producing machine with ears and eyes.”

Dutch Fashion Designer Iris van Herpen Moves Into Art

“There’s more to me than only couture,” she said, previewing her first exhibition of sculpture. Catch it while you can: The show will last only…

In Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City,’ a Marriage of Art and History

Steve McQueen collaborated with his wife Bianca Stigter to make “Occupied City,” a four-hour documentary that brings Amsterdam’s World War II history into the present…

How KIRAC Trailed Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom

The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt?…