The pair took a close look at the subtexts of Euripides' sad, epic tale of Iphigenia — agency, testosterone, violence, faith — and, through a suite of new music, hold them up to the ligh…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:36PMThe composer's magnetically powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones lands with a force of authenticity, a too-rare window into Black life in an operatic setting.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:12AMPerformances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Henry Threadgill & Phil Schaap. Watch live Thu, Apr…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:48PMPerformances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Dorthaan Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Bobby McFerrin. Watch on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:02AMThe carefully cultivated public personas of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong reach the stage in two productions, “Satchmo at the Waldorf” and “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:21PMSting is promoting his new album and musical, “The Last Ship,” in a series of concerts at the Public Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PMWhether or not you’re a purist who prefers the intimate movie soundtrack for “Once” to the more polished Broadway cast recording, both defy pop music’s trend toward ever larger, loud…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:14AMIn 1960 he reached No. 30 on the Billboard chart with a novelty song called “The Madison Time,” rushed into production to capitalize on a dance craze. (The song has had a durable afterli…
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