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David Del Tredici, Who Set ‘Alice’ to Music, Dies at 86
David Del Tredici, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer who began as an experimentalist but became best known for a midcareer…
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Review: ‘Florencia’ Brings Spanish Back to the Met Opera
Starring Ailyn Pérez, Daniel Catán’s heavily perfumed “Florencia en el Amazonas,” from 1996, is the company’s first work by a…
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André 3000’s 17-Minute Reverie, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Julia Holter, Dua Lipa, Danny Brown and others.
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Cultural Diplomacy May Seem Pointless. That Won’t Stop Me.
While presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were drawing the world’s attention for their talks in San Francisco this week,…
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In Spain, the Latin Grammys Recognize Powerful Women
Karol G, Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade took the top prizes at the awards’ first ceremony outside the United States.
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Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes: A Diary of an Influential Life
Begun to improve his own technique, piano exercises that Glass wrote over decades are the subject this month of a…
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As Leaders Meet, Musicians from Philadelphia Orchestra Tour China
President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, face a host of thorny geopolitical issues as they meet Wednesday in San…
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She Broke Barriers in Music. But She’s Uneasy About the Attention.
A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New…
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‘Harmony’ Review: Barry Manilow Writes the (Broadway) Songs
The pop star of the 1970s and ’80s crosses over to musical theater with a dark story about pop stars…
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‘Lempicka,’ New Musical About Art Deco Artist, to Open on Broadway
Rachel Chavkin of “Hadestown” will direct the show, which had developmental productions in Massachusetts and California.