Joshua Barone

‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Review: From Book to Opera at the Met

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Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek are making their Metropolitan Opera debut with an imaginative, moving adaptation of George Saunders’s ghostly novel.

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Operas don’t usually reflect current events. But “The Mothers of Kherson,” a product of artistic advocacy by the Met Opera, blends news and myth.

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Quinn Kelsey has had success after success at the Metropolitan Opera. These three performances secure his reputation as a great Verdi baritone.

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The challenge for Barbara Kingsolver and Yiyun Li: capturing how dedication to the piano can be a source of joy and pain.

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Reich, whose music will be featured in birthday celebrations this month, said his latest work was “one of the best things I’ve done in a long time.”

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For 10 years Jennifer Koh struggled to understand and treat a rare neurological disorder, while trying to maintain a full calendar onstage.

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Opera Montana, a small company that has grown recently, presented its first world premiere, based on one of the state’s most beloved stories.

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Ludwig Göransson’s soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s film resurrects an ancient instrument, the aulos, to evoke the tormenting allure of the sirens.

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The Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner’s operas have been performed for 150 years, is inconvenient and unpleasant. Why does it have such a hold on fans?