The New York Times – Music:
With tensions running high over the war in Gaza, a new opera and a movie are looking back on the moment when Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Games.
Category: Germany
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Vladimir Jurowski Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical
The New York Times – Music:
At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness.
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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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Visiting Nude Saunas in Austria and Germany Without Feeling Awkward
The New York Times – Travel:
Austria and Germany abound with popular resorts called thermen where getting the full sauna experience typically means having to take it all off.
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Damo Suzuki, Singer Who Ignited the Experimental Band Can, Dies at 74
The New York Times – Music:
His free-spirited music ignored genre boundaries. “If you’re a creative person,” he once said, “it’s important to break rules.”
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From LSD to I.P.O.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Once the symbol of the counter culture, lately the darlings of the fashion world, Birkenstock went public in New York.
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Stephen Gould, Tenor Best Known for Tackling Wagner, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Music:
He was especially acclaimed for his performances at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. As his voice developed, he once said, so did his view of how and why to deploy it.
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Rammstein Singer Till Lindemann Is Cleared of Sexual Assault Allegations
The New York Times – Music:
Berlin’s public prosecutor’s office dropped its investigation, citing a lack of evidence for allegations that Mr. Lindemann had drugged young women in order to have sex with them.
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Leica Puts Watches in the Picture
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The German camera specialist expects to roll out its second collection before the end of the year.