Topic: “Music”

A king, a chorus, etc.

On Nabucco, the Verdi opera, at the Met.

On Macbeth, Orfeo ed Euridice, a violin recital, The Greek Passion, Falstaff & a recital by Arcadi Volodos.

On wokeism, Manet and Degas, Balanchine, Selinunte & more from the world of culture.

On Lise Davidsen, the Norwegian soprano, with James Baillieu (piano).

On a recital by the soprano Julia Bullock.

On the Hispanic Society of America, Brett Taylor, shape-note singing, the English landscape & more from the world of culture.

On a revival of Verdi’s La traviata at the Arena di Verona.

On Jim Nutt, Giorgio Griffa, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, connoisseurship & more from the world of culture.

Jay Nordlinger, The New Criterion’s music critic, talks music—but, more important, plays music.

On Orfeo at Santa Fe Opera.