Shakespeare on Pointe
Balanchine’s 1962 adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a magical tale of love and longing, returns to New York City Ballet
The “Dollar Princess” Diaries
John Singer Sargent’s portraits of Gilded Age heiresses who married into the British aristocracy go on view in London
Prabal Gurung’s Guide to Kathmandu
The Nepalese-American fashion designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown
A Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Forgotten War
After Cosette, Eliza Doolittle, and Sondheim’s Dot, Melissa Errico channels her great aunt Rose
The Amazing Jack Kirby
The co-creator of Captain America, Iron Man, and the Avengers gets his first museum retrospective
What’s Old Is New Again
The vice-chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s New York recommends the 10 must-see paintings in the newly reopened Frick Collection
Lolita Cros’s Guide to New York
The French curator and art dealer shares her favorite art galleries in her hometown
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music
A summer-long Western road trip for Hunter Noack and his nine-foot Steinway grand, vintage 1912
Brett Robinson
The 34-year-old Ralph Lauren alum turned furniture designer is taking a bold new direction with his upcoming collection
Show and Tell
The artist Goshka Macuga is exploring the intersection of fashion and art as part of her long-term collaboration with Miu Miu
Almine Rech’s Guide to Brussels
The French art dealer and gallery owner shares her favorite spots in the Belgian capital
The Family Jewels
The Victoria and Albert Museum is paying tribute to Cartier with a glittering new show. Jacques Cartier’s great-granddaughter walks us through it
Clarion Top Notes, Plus His Head on a Cake Stand
Elza van den Heever, the Met’s new Salome, delivers the whole package
Nazi Loot In Limbo
Jake Heggie’s chamber opera Before It All Goes Dark
Stephanie Suberville’s Guide to San Miguel de Allende
The fashion designer and co-founder of Heirlome shares her go-to spots in the Mexican city
Paper Trails
A charming new exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum, in Amherst, pays tribute to an often overlooked aspect of picture book–making: endpapers
Tintoretto’s Magnum Opus
An exhibition in Cincinnati unveils three newly restored works by the Italian Renaissance painter and rival of Titian
The Blood of an Englishman
One of the most sensational murders in recent British history becomes, in Robert Icke’s Manhunt, a moving disquisition on male rage, societal failure, and madness
Cocktails for the End of the World
Situated just outside of Brussels, the world’s only R.E.M.-themed bar acts as a modest, mellow shrine for the band’s devoted, graying fans
Annabelle Selldorf’s Guide to Cologne
The German architect behind the Frick Collection’s new renovation shares her favorite restaurants, sights, and shops in her hometown
Hidden Treasures
An exhibition on the anonymous creators behind pieces for the best Paris maisons, from Cartier to Boucheron, offers a master class in the art of jewelry-making
Her Again (Historically Informed)
Bizet’s Carmen more or less as it looked and played in 1875, when the opera was new
Nina Yashar’s Guide to Milan
The founder of Nilufar Gallery shares her favorite spots in her home city
To Edward R. Murrow. Love, Marlene Dietrich
He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies
