Musical Events
“An Enemy of the People” Becomes a Spanish Opera
Francisco Coll gives Ibsen’s drama a stem-winder of a score.
At Ninety, Arvo Pärt and Terry Riley Still Sound Vital
Both composers remain intriguing outliers, notable for the stubbornness with which they have held to their youthful convictions.
A Season of Rage at the Philharmonic and the Met
Gustavo Dudamel conducts John Corigliano’s blistering First Symphony; Chuck Schumer faces a hostile crowd at the opening night of “Kavalier & Clay.”
Bohuslav Martinů Is One of Music’s Great Chameleons
The Czech composer energetically explored form after form.
There Is More to French Opera Than “Carmen” and “Faust”
The Bru Zane label is recording dozens of forgotten works that testify to a Romantic golden age.
The Dissonant Howl of “Salome”
Two New York productions of Strauss’s opera reposition its necrophiliac protagonist as a perverse instrument of justice.
Kurt Weill Kept Reinventing Himself
Fresh New York stagings of “The Threepenny Opera” and “Love Life” show off the composer’s daring and range.
Two Young Pianists Test Their Limits
Yunchan Lim tackles Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Seong-Jin Cho presents a Ravel marathon.
An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces
Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane” shows how diversity initiatives can promote works of real cultural value.