A Hat Designer for Rock Stars Turns to Opera
Christophe Coppens, a celebrated milliner for the likes of Rihanna, Grace Jones and Roisin Murphy, directs a Janacek work in Brussels.
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The Sound of Sadness Overwhelms and Inspires Mount Eerie
Phil Elverum wrote “A Crow Looked at Me” in the aftermath of his wife’s death. The songs explore his grief.
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CreditRichard Termine for The New York Times Met Opera Auditions Yield a Young Star: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen
At just 23, this countertenor from Brooklyn, one of the competition’s winners, is already a complete artist.
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How Chuck Berry Became a Rock ’n’ Roll Mastermind
He wrote the guitar licks, told the clever stories, duckwalked across the stage and forever changed popular music. A discussion of Mr. Berry’s evolution as an artist, on Popcast.
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CreditHiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Review: Mahan Esfahani, a Harpsichordist With a Chip on His Keyboard
Mr. Esfahani, known for causing the occasional uproar by mixing early and contemporary music in his programs, performed at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday.
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CreditHiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Mitsuko Uchida at Carnegie Hall Is a Start to a Big Week
The venue’s three stages will host Ensemble Signal, Simone Lamsma and the St. Louis Symphony, among others.
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CreditJulieta Cervantes for The New York Times Cloning Yo-Yo Ma: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Moments
Esa-Pekka Salonen's swirling Cello Concerto, a coup at the New York Philharmonic and a whoopee-cushion sound in Beethoven were among the highlights.
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CreditMichelle V. Agins/The New York Times Review: The Desdemona in This ‘Otello’ Spits Fire
LoftOpera, which brings opera to industrial spaces, presents a different “Otello,” this one by Rossini, with a more fully fleshed-out heroine.
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: Spruce and Taut, the Met Opera’s ‘Fidelio’ Looks Good at 17
The director Jürgen Flimm has returned to the Metropolitan Opera to brush up his 2000 production. Our lead critic says his participation pays off.
