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
Alison Roman
The writer, chef, and cookbook author reveals her travel routine
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
Fine-Tuning
In an interview, the pianist Víkingur Ólafsson discusses his affinity for Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, which he’s playing around Europe
The Crucible
An interfaith Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival, 134 years after the work’s premiere on the same stage
The Writers’ Room
Who needs WeWork, anyway? At the London Library, authors of all persuasions gather to toil, tinker, and socialize
Instant Epic, No Charge
Dazzling projections on the façade of the Zurich Opera House encapsulate Wagner’s “Ring” cycle for neophytes and devotees alike
Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina
In an interview, the director of Argentina, 1985 discusses the young legal team that brought down the country’s military dictatorship
It Takes Two
For the Paris Opera Ballet, choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith has collaborated with her husband, Or Schraiber, on a show that subverts gender clichés
Welcome to the Louniverse
The late Velvet Underground front man was not only a master songwriter, he also had a great mountain pose
Picture-Perfect
The blockbuster Vermeer show at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum exceeds the hype
Who’s That Lady I Saw You With?
After languishing in the archives since its 1744 premiere at a royal wedding in Spain, Achille in Sciro proves a corker and a half
