Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder and Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot are, in their different ways, the final decadent flowering of a musical tradition at its twilight.
By Eli Jacobson
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There is a strong case to be made that George Fridrich Handel is the composer most suited to the present moment.
By Emma Hoffman
Mr. Peabody, that Leonardo among canines, claimed she was suffering from toothache.
By John Yohalem
Each year, Leon Botstein leads the American Symphony Orchestra in a concert opera or two.
By John Yohalem
