The New York Times – Music:
“Just in Time,” which for a year starred Jonathan Groff, is the first new musical from last season to make money for investors.
Category: Music
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Review: Tyshawn Sorey Unveils a Wondrous New Piano Concerto
The New York Times – Music:
The Philadelphia Orchestra paired Sorey’s “For Marilyn Crispell” with Bruckner’s Third Symphony, an unusual bill that flattered both composers.
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Marisa Anderson’s (Tunefully) Un-American Activities
The New York Times – Music:
The guitarist mined the scholar Harry Smith’s LP collection, recording her takes on songs rooted in regions the United States has been in conflict with since 1970.
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Breaking Down Drake’s Three-Album Surprise
The New York Times – Music:
Our hosts react to “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.”
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How the Music of ‘Schmigadoon!’ Echoes Broadway’s Past
The New York Times – Music:
The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new Broadway show.
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Beverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:
As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
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Isabel Leonard and Others Offer Tastings of ‘Frida y Diego’
The New York Times – Music:
The performers of a Met Opera production about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera have been promoting the show in decidedly unoperatic places, including a cemetery.
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Inside the Met Opera: Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?
The New York Times – Music:
Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.