The Met pulls out all the star power it can for the season debut—with (mostly) spectacular results.

A new production’s weird staging can’t diminish the huge emotional scope of Britten’s 'Death in Venice.'

A misbegotten concert staging of 'South Pacific' makes it clear why this show isn’t revived more often.

As if acknowledging his ascent to the top ranks of conducting, a supremely confident Simon Rattle led the Philadelphians in Schoenberg's massive "Gurrelieder."

Four centuries old and nineteen hours long, the exquisite 'Peony Pavilion' still mesmerizes as a tale of love begun in fantasy but realized in life.

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Joshua Bell plays an evening of classical-lite desserts that taste great but aren’t so filling—especially in light of an even younger violinist’s choices.

Is Kiri Te Kanawa's performance in Strauss's lovely "Capriccio" her last at the Met? If so, she’ll be leaving on a high note.

Haunted by deathly imagery, "Requiem for a Young Poet," Bernd Alois Zimmerman's massive millennial downer, finally has its U.S. premiere.