Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released? The new collection “Jessye Norman: The Unreleased Masters” raises artistic and ethical questions.
A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter. The conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Daniel Barenboim have continued to perform as aging and illness loom.
Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness The pianist and conductor turns 80 soon, but deteriorating health has kept him from the celebrations he had long planned.
Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’ All four parts of Wagner’s epic were presented within a week, in a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov inspired by the work’s experimental roots.
Exhibit at German History Museum Reckons With Wagner’s Legacy A new exhibition at the country’s national history museum examines the strong feelings stirred by its most famous 19th-century composer.