Lord of the Spins
Fred Again, the world’s most popular D.J., is hip, hot, and very posh
Sibylline Spirit
The Tiburtina Ensemble of Prague brings Hildegard von Bingen to Morningside Heights
In the Heart of Combat
Bernard-Henri Lévy is out with the sequel to Why Ukraine?, bringing his viewers to the front lines during a turning point in the war
Amy Taubin’s “Carte Blanche”
The golden-age Village Voice critic and actress recalls the days of Warhol’s Factory and SoHo before tourists, as her film program debuts at New York’s MoMA
America, à la Carte
An exhibition of vintage menus at New York’s Grolier Club celebrates the first 100 years of dining out in America
Time in a Bottle
Brian d’Arcy James channels Jack Lemmon in the new musical Days of Wine and Roses
One Hundred Years of Avedon
Ahead of Richard Avedon’s centennial exhibition, Derek Blasberg reflects on the man who revolutionized fashion photography, and the mark he left on the genre as a whole
The Once and Future Ring, Part I
The Atlanta Opera’s livestream of Das Rheingold is just the beginning
Where Stage and Screen Collide
Benjamin Millepied, a former ballet principal and the choreographer for Black Swan, turns Georges Bizet’s classic opera, Carmen, on its head in his film debut, starring Paul Mescal
Power Player
In her debut season at the Metropolitan Opera, Nathalie Stutzmann, a former star contralto, makes sound in the “silent” role of maestro
Pushing the Envelope
Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride, Gluck’s ultimate “reform opera”
The World Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Ahead of her show at the Queens Museum, the South African multimedia artist Tracey Rose discusses apartheid, psychedelics, and the inspiration behind some of her most radical works
And the Oscar Goes
to …
In Good Night, Oscar, pianist and actor Oscar Levant’s startling appearance on Jack Paar’s Tonight show plays out onstage
Goodnight Vienna
An updated version of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, a comic opera about a Viennese love triangle, finishes its run at the Metropolitan Opera
Sight Majeure
On the centenary of his death, the French engineer behind the Eiffel Tower is finally receiving an honor befitting his accomplishments
Hoedown on Broadway
An unheralded new musical is bringing crowds flocking back to New York’s theaterland
Matters of Form
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston displays a sprawling survey of Simone Leigh’s sculptures
Yuja Wang’s Rach Marathon
Most pianists call it a night after any one of these “warhorses”
Solid Sender
A new immersive production of Guys and Dolls in London is an all-around delight
Karina Longworth Is Bringing Back the 90s
The podcast host discusses her career, her marriage, and the new season of You Must Remember This, which will focus on Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Eyes Wide Shut, and other 1990s erotic film classics
Alison Roman
The writer, chef, and cookbook author reveals her travel routine
Fine-Tuning
In an interview, the pianist Víkingur Ólafsson discusses his affinity for Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, which he’s playing around Europe
