05/07/2024. In the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “El Nino,” which reimagines the story of Jesus’ birth and early childhood, there are singing and dancing Virgin Marys, Marys of the land and sea; there’s an Indigenous Mary, a Tro...

05/07/2024. On a gloomy Tuesday this past March, a cohort of trendy young Britons was waking up to the sounds of underground ’80s R&B. And Swedish space disco. And folk singer John Martyn. Flo Dill, host of “The Breakfast Show” on the online ra...

05/07/2024. Near the end of 2022, Lucas Bolt, an environmental artist and Lego enthusiast in Amsterdam, was working on a design for a Lego set the company had crowdsourced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, the tabletop role-playing game....

05/08/2024. Laurent Cantet, an eminent director who made penetrating films about the prickly undersides of French life and society, died April 25 in Paris. He was 63. His screenwriter and editor, Robin Campillo, said he died of cancer in a hospital. Cantet...

05/08/2024. This spring, Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers presents selected contents from The Sculpture Park, Churt in the Surrey borough of Waverley. The dedicated auction of modern and contemporary outd...

05/08/2024. Freeman’s | Hindman presents its inaugural Antiquities and Ancient Art auction as a merged firm on May 23, highlighting objects from the Estates of Donald H. Wonder and Philip Pearlste...

05/10/2024. Packed bars with carousing revelers spilling onto clogged streets. Takeaway booze swigged by drunken tourists and students. Earsplitting volumes in once quiet residential neighborhoods long after midnight. When Milan’s authorities embarked ye...

05/10/2024. The trumpet is the first thing to be squished. Then the industrial compressor flattens a row of paint cans, buckles a piano and levels what appears to be a marble bust. In a final act of destruction, it pops the eyes out of a ball-shaped yellow emoji...

05/10/2024. Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered studio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative music in the 1980s, ’90s and beyond — recording acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey and Pixies, along wit...

05/11/2024. The University of Melbourne has unveiled a major group exhibition, The same crowd never gathers twice, presented at Buxton Contemporary until 13 October 2024. The exhibition features 6 lea...

05/11/2024. The voice of Michael McDonald has been compared to velvet, silk and sandpaper, melted chocolate and last year, by a besotted 11-year-old girl, an angel. He has harmonized with the best in the business. But his latest duet might cause even the most Bo...

05/11/2024. Consider the 21 gilded mirrors lining the music room, each more extravagant than the last. Or the Italian monastery table that seats 24, never mind the tapestries, peacock feathers, brass candlesticks and Persian rugs seemingly everywhere. And did...

05/11/2024. The Detroit Institute of Arts is presenting Tiff Massey: 7 Mile + Livernois, featuring new and recent works by interdisciplinary Detroit-based artist Tiff Massey. The artist’s creations reimagine ...

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05/11/2024. At Sunrise Senior House in New York City, a special piano performance brought an extraordinary experience to the residents. It was more than just a regular concert; it was a soothing balm for the soul, showcasing the unique role of music in community...