The New York Times – Film:
A film director, movie theorist and author, he was widely regarded as one of his country’s towering artists and intellectuals.
Author: A.J. Goldmann
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Maxime Pascal to Conduct Stockhausen’s ‘Montag aus Licht’ in Paris
The New York Times – Music:
For one night only at the Philharmonie de Paris, Maxime Pascale will conduct “Montag aus Licht,” part of his bid to stage a septology long deemed unperformable.
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La Scala Stages New Vision of Shostakovich’s Original ‘Lady MacBeth’
The New York Times – Music:
Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
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Romeo Castellucci Takes on Debussy for His La Scala Debut
The New York Times – Music:
The Italian director Romeo Castellucci, known for his avant-garde theater productions, will take on Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” in his La Scala debut.
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Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:
A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.
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At Cannes, Un Certain Regard Offers a Different Perspective
The New York Times – Film:
While not receiving the same attention as the main competition, the sidebar is where you often glimpse the future of cinema.
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Peter Eotvos, Hungarian Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
A tireless advocate of contemporary music, he adapted literary sources both modern and classic, instilling his work with “inimitable character and pathos.”
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Aribert Reimann, Masterful German Opera Composer, Is Dead at 88
The New York Times – Music:
His works, which were radically individual, were among the most celebrated of the late 20th and early 21st century.
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The American Tenor Jonathan Tetelman, a Puccini Specialist, Arrives at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Jonathan Tetelman will sing in “La Rondine” and “Madama Butterfly” in New York. He trained as a baritone and worked as a D.J. before finding his “authentic voice” as a tenor.