The New York Philharmonic under Matthias Pintscher brought dramatic urgency to “Pelleas und Melisande” in commemoration of the composer’s 150th birthday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:20PMIn Shakespeare, music is an integral part of the action. But the First Folio, which turns 400 this year, failed to transmit how it should sound.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:40PMHis play “The Deputy,” from 1963, took issue with Pius XII’s stance toward Nazi atrocities and caused a furor. “The theater,” Susan Sontag wrote, “is courtroom.”
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PMThe chorus in Carnegie Hall’s new production includes participants from its Somewhere Project, an outreach program exploring what this musical means to New Yorkers today.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:50PMJohn Patrick Shanley discusses how he was allowed to express a lot of feelings in the opera version of his award-winning play “Doubt,” which will have its premiere at the Minnesota Opera…
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