Archive for August, 2017

Björk Loves This Opera

“Of Light” is an opera the composer K Á R Y Y N and the artist … Read more »

Why Hitler Loved “Die Meistersinger”

Larry Wolff reports on the new production of “Meistersinger” at the Bayreuth Festival: “Richard Wagner’s Die … Read more »

What Sondheim Thought Of Miss Cook

“No one sings theater songs with more feeling for the music or more understanding of the … Read more »

Glen Campbell: “Adios”

Marvel’s “Defenders”: Love Sigourney!

In ‘The Defenders,” Marvel gives us the long-awaited all-star team at the heart of the Netflix … Read more »

How To Order A Martini

The cocktail world is divided into two camps: those who order martinis and those who don’t. … Read more »

Why Chicago’s Picasso Was Controversial

Pablo Picasso was 85 when he gave the monumental untitled sculpture now famously known as The … Read more »