How Laurie Anderson Conjured Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight
The restlessly multidisciplinary performer juggles orchestral depth and historical imagination with her new album, “Amelia.”
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The restlessly multidisciplinary performer juggles orchestral depth and historical imagination with her new album, “Amelia.”
By Jon Pareles and
Liam and Noel Gallagher’s 1990s Britpop band will play dates in Britain and Ireland in 2025.
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Robert Levin has long argued that Mozart would have made up new material while performing, and he follows the master in a series of dazzling recordings.
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A judge declined to release Duane Keith Davis, whose trial is scheduled for March, after a dispute over the source of the bail funds.
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A Bargain at the Opera: Philadelphia Offers All Seats for as Low as $11
Seeking new audiences, Opera Philadelphia is putting in place a pay-what-you-can model, one of the first of its kind by a major opera company.
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How the Politics of the Gaza War Engulfed the Melbourne Symphony
The orchestra faced criticism for canceling a performance by a pianist who spoke about the war. Now a top leader has departed and the ensemble has opened an inquiry.
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Opera Doesn’t Have to Be an Elite Art Form. Here’s Why.
If opera at its best aspires to a different world, then we need to cultivate an anti-elite approach to how it is created and performed.
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A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including the comedy “Between the Temples.”
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Coming Soon to Jersey City: A Gleaming Home for the Symphony
The New Jersey Symphony, which long lacked a permanent space, will move into a 550-seat theater that it hopes to make a hub for concerts and classes.
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Hear where moments of Kraftwerk, Enya, Herb Alpert and more ended up in producers’ deft hands.
By Lindsay Zoladz
When Liam and Noel Gallagher get together, hide the tambourines.
By Victor Mather
Coldplay and Billie Eilish have tried to drive down carbon emissions while touring, but the British band Massive Attack has tried to take the efforts even further.
By Alex Marshall
Ms. Carey, who has spoken and written extensively about her complicated relationship with her family, said the deaths had led to an “impossible time.”
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
The composer is breaking the rules of musical theater and finding an increasingly warm welcome this year for her rock sound. Next up, “Empire Records: The Musical.”
By Elisabeth Vincentelli
The hip-hop mogul’s lawyers are seeking the dismissal of a suit from Rodney Jones Jr., arguing it is baseless and “replete with far-fetched tales of misconduct.”
By Julia Jacobs
The shape-shifting pop songwriter’s new album debuts atop the Billboard 200, and Chappell Roan’s “Midwest Princess” holds at No. 2.
By Ben Sisario
The pop singer and songwriter’s new album, “Short n’ Sweet,” lives up to her ubiquitous summer hits.
By Jon Pareles
He first gained attention with Jimmy Smith and went on to work with Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and Ron Carter. He also had a distinguished solo career.
By Clay Risen
“I love a good debate,” said the R&B singer and actress, who can be seen alongside her sisters in the TV series “The Braxtons.” “It doesn’t always make you smile, but it always provokes thought.”
By Kathryn Shattuck
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