Aleksandra Kurzak Left Much to Be Desired in the Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Kurzak failed to exude the necessary hauteur and gravitas to become the diva all Rome admired and desired. By Christopher Corwin
Anna Netrebko Is the Ultimate Diva in the Met’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ To see Anna Netrebko live and die in 'Adriana Lecouvreur' is not only the highlight of a single season, but a pinnacle of a lifetime of opera-going. By James Jorden
Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Makes Murder, Rape and Suicide a Snooze The effect was deadly, but not in the way Puccini had in mind. By James Jorden
Behind the Gravitational Pull of Her Electric Abstractions: An Interview with Lucy Bull By Elisa Carollo
A Stegosaurus Skeleton Is Going Public as Dinosaur Fossils Increasingly Become Investments By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Closing Soon: ‘The Art of Dining, Food Culture in the Islamic World’ at the Detroit Institute of Arts By Christa Terry
‘The Living End’ at Chicago’s MCA Celebrates the Relevance and Irrelevance of Painting By Noah Berlatsky
‘The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim’ Review: A Generic, Hobbit-Free Tolkien Tale By Dylan Roth