Review: ‘The Hours’ Returns to the Met Opera With Its Stars
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato reprised their roles in Kevin Puts’s adaptation of the award-winning novel and film.
Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage
O’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of “The Hours.”
Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights
The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits.
At the Kennedy Center, an Ode to the Arts, and a Gentle Jab at Biden’s Age
Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb and Dionne Warwick are honored; Robert De Niro joked that Crystal is just a few years younger than the president.
The Doyenne of Classical Publicists Takes on a Final Client: Herself
Mary Lou Falcone is stepping out of the background to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, the neurodegenerative disease that claimed her husband.
Mo Willems Finds Yet Another Way to Entertain Kids: Opera
The beloved author of children’s books is experimenting with new forms, alongside starry collaborators, at the Kennedy Center.
Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon
The superstar soprano discusses her debut in John Adams’s “Nixon in China” at the Paris Opera. For starters, she spends the second act with a dragon.
Amid Global Turmoil, Salzburg Festival Plans a Summer of Reflection
“Our present reality seems to be completely out of joint with universal bonds and perspectives,” the festival’s artistic director said.
Review: Renée Fleming Stars in ‘The Hours’ at the Met Opera
Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce’s new opera, conceived as a vehicle for the star soprano Renée Fleming, has its staged premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.