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‘Magic Flute’ Review: Trickery and Delight in Mozart at the Met

Unveiling the trickery only enhances the delight of this interpretation of Mozart by the director Simon McBurney.

Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist

Without interplay from the musicians, Leonidas Kavakos found tension in his own playing in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto.

The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music

Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the New York premieres of works by Thierry Escaich and Thomas Adès.

Review: A Tenor Arrives at the Met Opera in ‘Elisir’

The 27-year-old Xabier Anduaga debuted in the role of Nemorino in a revival of Donizetti’s romantic comedy.

Spotlighting Lady Macbeth’s Anguish: Can What’s Done Be Undone?

With radical adaptations of Verdi’s “Macbeth” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” Heartbeat Opera shows why it’s so vital to New York’s music scene.

Review: ‘Fragments’ Proposes a New Kind of Cello Recital

Alisa Weilerstein brought her new project, a mix tape of new works and movements from Bach’s cello suites, to Zankel Hall.

Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers

Often seen onstage as a star of bel canto opera, this tenor crafted a recital of works by Robert Owens, Margaret Bonds and their successors.

Review: Protecting and Defending Ukraine’s Cultural Identity

A festival responds to the assaults and insults of war by celebrating the composer who shaped the nation’s contemporary music, Borys Liatoshynsky.

Review: Protecting and Defending Ukraine’s Cultural Identity

A festival responds to the assaults and insults of war by celebrating the composer who shaped the nation’s contemporary music, Borys Liatoshynsky.

Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom

Michael Volle puts his noble voice to delightfully undignified use as the title character in Robert Carsen’s still fresh production of “Falstaff.”