The New York Times – Music:
“I’m so happy here. Honestly,” Gustavo Dudamel, the superstar conductor, said at the New York Philharmonic’s season-opening gala on Wednesday.
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Review: With Dudamel and the Philharmonic, Joy Is in the Work
The New York Times – Music:
Gustavo Dudamel, settling in at the New York Philharmonic, led a world premiere by Tania León and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.
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A New Advocate for Opera Takes the Met Stage: Mayor Mamdani
The New York Times – Music:
The mayor, with a video filmed at the Metropolitan Opera House, joins the Met in announcing a program to give away 70,000 tickets a year.
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100 Guitars’ Worth of Glenn Branca’s Violent Ecstasy
The New York Times – Music:
At Lincoln Center, the guitarist Reg Bloor, Branca’s widow, will conduct his music for the first time: “Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 Guitars.”
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Meryl Streep, Anna Wintour and Lady Gaga Toast ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
At a starry premiere at Lincoln Center, fashion industry figures reflected on just how much the original film got right.
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Shutdown Plan Jolts Workers and Performers
The New York Times – Music:
The administration’s announcement to shut the center for a major overhaul led to a swirl of confusion and anxiety among performers and patrons about its future.