The highlight was soprano Anastasia Bartoli, who shined in a stellar cast and in an overall enthralling performance.
Whatever—or whoever—caused Navalny’s death, it is a clear signal to the world that Russia’s leader will not tolerate internal opposition.
Programs centered on Mahler lead the successful offerings of Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic.
The brilliant soloists at the Met were underserved by a worn production and subpar conducting.
Trump trounced Haley in New Hampshire with an absolute majority of Republican votes.
Trump’s Iowa victory has reinforced his unshakable position in the headlines.
Trump has consistently refused to take part in the debates, yet still comes out on top.
To much popular outrage, Harvard announced that Gay will remain employed as a professor, apparently in good standing and at a salary of about $900,000 per year.
A nearly all-Hungarian cast delivered the production with a skill that should, in most cases, make the singers internationally famous.
In our nihilistic age, Boito’s Mefistofele may be primed for a comeback.
In this operatic wonder, the characters’ passions are otherworldly in their intensity.
We would do well to consider whether Kissinger should be a role model or a cautionary tale.
