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.

Yo-Yo Ma
Estate Project for Artists With AIDS

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.

The New York Festival of Song celebrates ten successful years of giving voice.

Requiem
Henze; Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Von Dohnányi.
St. Paul
Mendelssohn; New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kurt Masur.
Symphony No. 5
Glass; Brooklyn Philharmonic, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.