The New York Times – Music:
The star mezzo-soprano’s new concert program seeks to restore humanity’s connection to the natural world.
Category: Music
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Review: In ‘Lucia’ at the Met, a Modern Woman Comes Undone
The New York Times – Music:
Simon Stone’s new staging of Donizetti’s classic opera updates the work to a present-day American town — hold (some of) the madness.
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One Night, Several String Quartet Premieres
The New York Times – Music:
The JACK Quartet and the Danish String Quartet presented new works that nodded to the past and spoke to the present.
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Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s Last Show, and 12 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by Pusha T, Laura Veirs, Helado Negro and others.
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Simon Stone Stages ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
A new production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” directed by Simon Stone, sets the classic work in a fading postindustrial town.
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Joyce DiDonato Wants Music to ‘Build a Paradise for Today’
The New York Times – Music:
The star mezzo-soprano’s album and concert program “Eden” addresses climate change by planting seeds both real and metaphorical.
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How Arcade Fire Found a Way Back
The New York Times – Music:
After a meteoric rise that built a passionate fan base, the band had trouble connecting on its last album. A new release, “We,” links the group’s past to its hopes for the future.
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The Multifaceted Mingus
The New York Times – Music:
On the bassist and bandleader’s centennial, 10 jazz musicians discuss his achievements and complexities and pick out a pivotal track from his repertoire.