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Les Arts Florissants Returns to New York, Endangered

William Christie’s early-music ensemble, once a staple at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, finds a new home in Carnegie Hall.

Review: In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the Star Is in the Pit

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s music director, is conducting a beloved production of Puccini’s perennial classic for the first time.

Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History

Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.

Review: ‘Ainadamar’ Turns Lorca Into Death-Haunted Opera

Osvaldo Golijov’s poetic 2003 work is being presented in a new production at Detroit Opera that will travel to the Metropolitan Opera.

Angela Gheorghiu, Diva of the Old School, Is Back at the Met Opera

The strong-willed singer, returning in “Tosca,” was long one of the Metropolitan Opera’s star sopranos. But in the past decade, her appearances have been rare.

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer

After more than two decades at the forefront of electronic dance music (while in a robot-style helmet), the French artist is releasing “Mythologies,” a score…

Review: A Concerto Makes Two Soloists a Many-Tentacled Creature

Felipe Lara’s sensational Double Concerto, with Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding, was played by the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki.

An ‘Obsession’ With Philip Glass Inspires a Director’s Memory Play

In “Tao of Glass,” Phelim McDermott, who has directed three Glass operas, turns to his personal history with the composer’s work.

Review: In Chicago, an Opera Triptych Reaches for Connection

Lyric Opera of Chicago follows a recent world premiere with yet another: “Proximity,” a set of works by three librettist-composer pairs.

Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic

Since the orchestra’s music director was last on the podium in November, his successor has been announced. He came back blaring with Messiaen.