Friday, May 15, 2026

Music

In Hudson, N.Y., Even the Opera Is Locavore

At Hudson Hall, the director R.B. Schlather leans on artists and musicians from the community. The results have made for better opera. Source link

What’s So Funny About These Albums?

Jordan Firstman, Mae Martin, Cat Cohen and Kyle Mooney have joined a long list of comedians who make music, with songs that are vehicles for bits and earnestness. Source link

Playboi Carti and His Offspring Ponder Life After Rage-Rap

As rap continues to move in chaotic directions, the Atlanta M.C. Ken Carson and the electro-pop singer 2hollis are harnessing the power of music that moves bodies. Source link

The Concert Cold War in a Quiet Enclave

Designed to be an idyllic neighborhood more than a century ago, Forest Hills Gardens is now a hub for music — and noise complaints. Source link

Lincoln Center Summer Festival to Bring Back Some Classical Music

Lincoln Center’s summer festival will highlight the city’s diverse cultural traditions, the center announced on Tuesday, including performances by an experimental collective; a celebration of Brazilian culture; and the staging of a Sanskrit epic.The collective, American Modern Opera...

Conductor John Nelson Dead at 83

John Nelson, a genial American conductor who made France love one of its own underappreciated musical sons, Hector Berlioz, died on March 31 at his home in Chicago. He was 83.His death was confirmed by his daughter, Kari...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Incarcerated: Bed Checks, Monotony and Jailhouse Lasagna

Sean Combs’s hair and beard, once jet black, are gray now. Hair dye is not allowed at the Metropolitan Detention Center.Breakfast is at 7 a.m. The exercise room has yoga mats and a small basketball hoop. The communal...

Alice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72

Alice Tan Ridley, who rose to fame after decades singing for tips in the New York City subway with an unexpected run on the television show “America’s Got Talent,” died on March 25 in New York City. Ms....

Michael Hurley, a Singer Both Eccentric and Inspirational, Dies at 83

Michael Hurley, a singer and songwriter whose music — an idiosyncratic kind of folk mixed with a variety of other styles — made him a revered elder to younger artists like Cat Power, Devendra Banhart and the band...

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Alisa Weilerstein Make Sparks Fly at N.Y. Phil

To judge by its marketing materials, the New York Philharmonic is uncomfortable with its leaderless state, created by the gap between the departure last summer of the music director Jaap van Zweden and the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel,...
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The Team Behind Netflix’s ‘Chef’s Table’ Is Launching Its First Food Festival This Summer

Chef groupies, gird your loins: This August, 70 internationally acclaimed chefs and food world luminaries are headed to...
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