In a year of much discussion of the Man of Twists and Turns, it was fitting that the Orchestra of the Greek National Opera ...
In a Medea, you need a Medea, for sure. Few title roles are as crucial. Still, there is no one more important in this opera than the conductor. He (or she) determines the character of a performance: ...
The book begins with Rowe’s visit to a fête, which revives happy memories of his youth. He stops by gift booths, plays ...
The man is inarticulate.” Writing to his future wife Katharine in 1906 while in Cairo (a place he cared for no more than he ...
The performance was dull. “Insuperably dull,” to borrow a phrase from William F. Buckley Jr. (who was describing a book).
She pointed out that recent decisions by the Court have set off a new wave of partisan gerrymandering by both political ...
On Marco Rubio’s address in Athens.
None dare say “battle of the bands.” Apologies: I just did. Three weeks ago, the New York Philharmonic, under Gustavo Dudamel, played Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in David Geffen Hall. Last night, the ...
For The Wall Street Journal, Karen Wilkin reviews the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition on the married artists Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock. Showing more than 120 works and ephemera, ...
On New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala. Featuring a short list of characters—a “Mother,” a pair of “Offspring,” two men in the role of “Community,” and an ensemble of ten “Fledglings”—the ...