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Island in the Stream

Rapa Nui native Mahani Teave learned to play the piano on her island’s only instrument. Here, an interview with the classical pianist

Good Grief

New exhibitions spotlight the work of Anselm Kiefer and Berlinde de Bruyckere, artists evoking the pain and mourning of today

Long Road Back

Two Peas in a Pollock

Opera Pick of the Week

De Mondonville’s Titon et l’Aurore, by William Christie, Basil Twist, and Paris’s Opéra Comique …

Hell’s Angel

Do the Twist

More than 20 years after the puppeteer Basil Twist debuted his genre-defying response to Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” a film version is available for streaming

Larger than Life

An exhibition pairing Henry Moore’s oversized sculptures and 70 of his drawings goes on show at the newly reopened Museo Novecento, in Florence

Tintin and the Money

Rejected cover artwork by Hergé sells for a record-breaking $3.9 million, but the real drama is still unfolding

Whole in One

A new documentary attempts to paint the definitive picture of Tiger Woods. But his is a story that’s far from over

The Tastemaker

Azu Nwagbogu is building a vibrant art scene in Nigeria. Can he reclaim the continent’s artistic glories?

Après le Déluge

The Louvre is sending thousands of unseen works to safety in case the Seine overflows

Bird’s Eye View

Museums may be shuttered, but birding is not halted by pandemics. In New York City, a rare visit from three forest-dwelling Barred Owls

Mean Streets

Fran Lebowitz’s name is synonymous with two things: caustic wit and New York City. Martin Scorsese’s rollicking new documentary series captures both

In Bloom

Flowers from ancient to modern times inhabit a festive book of photographs and works on paper

Heart On His Sleeve

Following a new Otello that streamed to thousands, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino’s Alexander Pereira on directing opera mid-pandemic

Christmas Scamp

Martin Jarvis records Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” stories as the young hero makes a mockery of holiday merriment

Good Pluck

The Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital is gaining world recognition for his delightful mastering of the string instrument

French Leave

Nearly ten years ago Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of rape but managed to avoid jail. A new documentary recounts the incident and its aftermath

Home for the Holidays

Art, ballet, operas, carols: a cultural guide to a holiday season spent socially distanced and (mostly) at home

The Populist and His Flock

The rise and fall of Father Coughlin, the Depression-era version of the departing president

Groucho’s Dinner with T. S. Eliot

Comedy meets tragedy over roast beef in London

In Love and Song

In Vienna, a new exhibition showcases the lives of Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, husband-and-wife stars of opera and operetta on both sides of the Atlantic

The Mice Will Play

The crawling creatures of The Nutcracker, much loved by the choreographer George Balanchine, make their annual appearance this holiday season