The New York Times – Music:
“Monster’s Paradise,” by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, attempts an operatic response to current events and politics. Is that possible?
Category: Opera
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Carnegie Hall’s 2026-27 Season: What We Want to Hear
The New York Times – Music:
Highlights include the hall’s first “Ring,” cycles of sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart and a birthday celebration for Steve Reich.
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10 Composers, 2 Directors, 1 Opera: ‘Complications in Sue’
The New York Times – Music:
Opera Philadelphia’s latest premiere is like an exquisite corpse, with a libretto by Michael R. Jackson and starring Justin Vivian Bond.
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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.
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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.
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At the U.S.-Mexico Border, a Children’s Opera Sings to the Moment
The New York Times – Music:
“Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote,” performed on both sides of the border, offers an allegory about migrants, immigration agents and President Trump.
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Denyce Graves Says Goodbye to the Opera Stage After 40 Years
The New York Times – Music:
Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and at the Kennedy Center.
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Renée Fleming Won’t Perform at Kennedy Center Concerts
The New York Times – Music:
The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.