Javier C. Hernandez
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To Lure Back Audiences, Spoleto Festival Plans an Ambitious Season
The performing arts group in Charleston, S.C., will host 120 events in May and June, its first full season since the start of the pandemic.
John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies
The composer of “Star Wars” and “Jaws,” who turned 90 this week, says he will soon step away from film. But he has no intention...
The Met Opera Never Missed a Curtain. It Hopes Audiences Rebound.
Positive tests at the company are falling as the Met prepares to take a long-planned midwinter break. It hopes cases will be down, and audiences...
Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’
The Seattle Symphony said it had tried to support its music director, Thomas Dausgaard. But their strained relations deteriorated during the pandemic.
Scrambling but Undaunted, the Met Opera Sings Through Omicron
The variant has upended Broadway, ballet and concerts. But the Met has yet to miss a performance, thanks to strict rules, fill-in artists and luck.
The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard
With the coronavirus crisis exacerbating longstanding budget woes, the San Antonio Symphony wants to cut pay and positions. Its musicians have gone on strike.
American Ballet Theater Plans a Return to Met Opera Stage
After repeated delays caused by the pandemic, the company plans to perform at the opera house next summer for the first time in three years.
$50 Million Gift to Juilliard Targets Racial Disparities in Music
The renowned conservatory will use a grant from a California foundation to expand a training program focused largely on Black and Latino schoolchildren.
‘The Snowy Day,’ a Children’s Classic, Becomes an Opera
Based on the popular 1962 children’s book, the show aims to celebrate Blackness and attract new audiences to the art form.
As ‘Nutcracker’ Returns, Companies Rethink Depictions of Asians
Ballet companies are reworking the holiday classic partly in response to a wave of anti-Asian hate that has intensified during the pandemic.