John Mauceri
Something’s Coming
The West Side Story story is a complicated one, and the new Broadway production has a lot of history to reckon with
Opera Non Buffa
Opera is back with the summer festivals of Salzburg, Bayreuth, and Aix-en-Provence, but it’s as bleak as Mozart’s Requiem
Clash of the Titans
In 1958, two Broadway hits, West Side Story and The Music Man, had a fateful showdown, and only one came out on top. This year, we are finally getting a rematch
The View from Here
Why isn’t John Williams treated like Igor Stravinsky?
Wagnerian Army
Why is Prigozhin’s Russian mercenary force named after Hitler’s favorite 19th-century German composer?
We All Make Mystiques
The unforgettable night in New York when Jackie Kennedy watched as opera’s greatest diva sang Tosca and bungled the high C
Look at the Old Girl Now, Fellas!
In 1967, Pearl Bailey appeared in an all-Black Hello, Dolly! It was a sensation, smashing preconceptions, showcasing civil rights, and announcing a new era on Broadway