For Lorna Courtney of ‘& Juliet,’ New York Has Always Been Her Stage
From LaGuardia High School to Broadway, this Tony Award-nominated star has traveled many miles on her journey to theater stardom. Source link More...
For Freeman Vines, Guitar Making Is a Way of Life
“To somebody else, it’s just some wood glued together,” Freeman Vines, 80, said. “To me, it’s something else.” Source link More...
Gustavo Dudamel in New York: Selfies, Hugs and Mahler
Our photographer followed the maestro when he came to town to conduct Mahler’s Ninth — his first time leading the New York Philharmonic since being named its next music director. Source link More...
The Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast After a Surprise Debut
Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera. Source link More...
Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job. Source link More...
James Acaster’s ‘Party Gator Purgatory’ Was Decades in the Making
As a child, music was the British comedian’s first obsession. Decades later, his first record tells the story of a toy alligator. Source link More...
Grimes Reviews A.I. Grimes Songs
The producer and pop singer, long a proponent of technological experimentation, has “open-sourced” her voice using new A.I. tools. She’s been impressed by the results. Source link More...
How BayouWear Came to Represent New Orleans Style
The colorful prints of BayouWear, born at a New Orleans jazz festival, reflect the city itself. Source link More...
Review: ‘Stranger Love’ Premieres at the Los Angeles Philharmonic
The premiere of Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer’s six-hour opera was presented by the orchestra — an institution at an inflection point. Source link More...
‘Magic Flute’ Review: Trickery and Delight in Mozart at the Met
Unveiling the trickery only enhances the delight of this interpretation of Mozart by the director Simon McBurney. Source link More...