Mad as a Hatter
Cecilia Bartoli pulls out all stops in a vintage revival of Nina, Paisiello’s runaway smash of 1789
Queen of (Sneaky) Pop
Vienna Teng, the genre-bending Taiwanese singer-songwriter, embarks on a U.S. tour this fall
What Happens in Vegas?
Illustrator Ralph Steadman has been best known for his collaborations with Hunter S. Thompson. An immersive new exhibition may change that
Wong Kar-wai’s Guide to Hong Kong
The film director and screenwriter shares his favorite spots in his home city
All Wisconsin’s a Stage
While often overlooked, the Midwestern state is home to some of America’s finest theater
Taylor-Made Bump
Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Paramore have all seen their profiles—and sales—rocket after being support acts on Swift’s record-breaking “Eras Tour”
Jen Silverman
The playwright makes their Broadway debut with The Roommate, starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone
You Didn’t Have to be There
What luck that the mic was live for Keith Jarrett’s catastrophic gig in Cologne a half century ago
Viola and Vera Arrivabene’s Guide to Venice
The Italian sisters and co-founders of ViBi Venezia share their favorite spots in their home city
Let There Be Light
The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, exhibits the photographs of 26 avant-garde artists who made light their subject, such as Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Thomas Wilfred, and Mary Ellen Bute
Brooke Shields’s Guide to Long Island
The actress, union leader, and C.E.O. shares her favorite summer spots around her Southampton home
Conventional Madness
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is maddened by political conventions, sickened by the costumes, and apoplectic at the idiots on and off the stage
The Queen’s Next Move
In Salzburg’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Kathryn Lewek shows four faces of the Eternal Feminine
‘Til Death Do Us Part
From Ostrava with love, rarities by Smetana
Cy Schnabel’s Guide to San Sebastián
The Spanish-American curator and founder of the Villa Magdalena gallery shares his favorite spots in his adopted city
Roots of Evil
Nearly 100 of Alfred Kubin’s early illustrations go on display at the Albertina Modern, in Vienna
Juan Diego Silva-Zúñiga
The 25-year-old left his life in Mexico to pursue directing. To make his first music video, he had to get scrappy
Konstantin Kakanias’s Guide to Athens
The Greek artist shares his favorite spots in his home city
Where Poetry Comes to Die
Annie Clark, the alternative singer and three-time Grammy winner known as St. Vincent, performs her first self-produced album, All Born Screaming, on her international tour
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
New to Beethoven’s only opera, Lise Davidsen transcends a director’s funny stuff
