Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Music

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Betty Carter

Her intricate phrasing and live improvisational skills made her a cornerstone for artists of all sorts. Listen to songs chosen by 10 musicians and writers who consider her a north star. Source link

An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape

The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain. Source link

Paris Opera: A Veteran Falstaff Looks Back, and Ahead

Ambrogio Maestri has sung the title role in Verdi’s comedy hundreds of times, most recently for the Paris Opera. He’s also making room for a Puccini tragedy. Source link

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Parties, in His Own Words

For decades, Combs and other celebrities have commented on his party lifestyle. Here’s some of what they have publicly said. Source link

National Symphony Orchestra Players Reach Deal After Brief Strike

The musicians won a raise of about 8 percent over two years after a short work stoppage, the Washington ensemble’s first in 46 years. Source link

As ‘Saturday Night Live’ Starts 50th Season, Here’s What Cast and Crew Remember About the Debut

With a new film about the show, and a 50th anniversary season starting, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and others look back. Source link

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

Gabriela Ortiz’s orchestral music, Jonas Kaufmann’s Puccini tribute and Nathalie Stutzmann’s first album from Atlanta are among the highlights. Source link

With Stickers on Phone Cameras, Clubs Defend the Party Vibe

It’s standard practice in Berlin, and camera covering is catching on in London, Ibiza and New York as clubs seek to protect an anything-goes atmosphere. Source link

What Belongs to Opera? Garth Greenwell’s Novel of Desire

Greenwell’s “What Belongs to You” reaches the opera stage with a team that includes the composer David T. Little and the director Mark Morris. Source link

Sean Combs’s Arrest Has the Music World Asking: Is Our #MeToo Here?

Activists and survivors are hopeful for change after the industry, which has a pervasive party culture, largely avoided the accountability that swept Hollywood and politics. Source link
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