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The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece
Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence.…
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Yuval Sharon Reimagines the Canon
In the director Yuval Sharon’s book “A New Philosophy of Opera,” he reflects on the plight of contemporary artists interpreting classic…
Fashion
The Opera Aesthetic Is In for 2026—20 Beauty Essentials That Evoke Light-Flooded Stages and Velvet Seats
Gen Z Says is a bimonthly column chronicling the latest trends in the fashion-and-beauty space through the lens of Who What Wear's own Gen…
World
“An Enemy of the People” Becomes a Spanish Opera
Perhaps Rigola should have been more willful in his handling of the text, since his libretto unfolds more like a selection of highlights…
Beauty
Toasting the Royal Opera House’s Paul Smith-Designed Christmas Tree
Paul Smith and the Royal Opera House are decades-old neighbors, since the British designer opened his first London shop on Covent Garden’s…
Beauty
What Does it Mean to Be a Superhero Now? At the Met Opera, Contemporary Artists Offer Their Answer
Last Sunday, New York’s Metropolitan Opera celebrated not one, not two, but three openings. There was “Behind the Seams: Costuming the…
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The Metropolitan Opera Delves Into Comic Books
1. The beloved British polymath and broadcasting legend Melvyn Bragg, who joined the BBC in 1961, recently stepped down from his show “In…
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There Is More to French Opera Than “Carmen” and “Faust”
Virginia Woolf, in her essay “The Lives of the Obscure,” savors the potential fascination of reading authors whom posterity has cast…
Beauty
A Street-Style Manual to Wearing Opera Gloves
The Met Gala calls for glamour. An easy and sophisticated way to elevate a look is by adding opera gloves. If it’s traditional to pair…
Style
An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, in 2020, and the cultural upheavals that ensued, classical-music organizations began including…
World
“Moby-Dick” Sets Sail at the Met Opera
Jane Bua Bua writes about classical music for Goings On. Among the most notable opening lines in literature is undoubtedly that of Herman…
World
The Year the Metropolitan Opera Declared War on the Critics
Can the art of opera ever escape the suffocating grip of its magnificent past? Judging from the striking array of contemporary works that…
Style
The Operatic Drama of “Maria” Misses Its Cue
Pablo Larraín’s new film “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics (following “Jackie” and “Spencer”), is the best of…