Fall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant Maybe by demystifying “highbrow” forms, we can protect them from being co-opted by ideologues. By David Cote
Two Symphony Orchestras Tackle Wagner’s Supreme Masterpiece and Strauss’s First Opera with Mixed Results The American Symphony Orchestra returned recently to Carnegie Hall with the underrated 'Guntram,' championed by conductor Leon Botstein. By Christopher Corwin
In the Met’s Many Revivals, Sometimes Second Casts Finish First In many cases, the second, third and even fourth casts surpassed the season premieres that tend to attract the most attention. By Christopher Corwin
Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met By Christopher Corwin
A Magnificent ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Crowns a Fine Met Season But Not at Lincoln Center By Christopher Corwin
The Met Goes Three for Three with Sierra and Bernheim’s Unforgettable ‘Roméo et Juliette’ By Christopher Corwin
Strauss’ Opera ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ Is a Bizarre Fever Dream You Can Stream Right Now By James Jorden