Music

New York’s next mayor played “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in a spot on social media. The company that owns Dylan’s catalog said his songs can’t be used for politics. ​New York’s next mayor played “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in a spot on social media. The company that owns Dylan’s catalog said his songs […]

The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir. ​The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir. Read More

She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights. ​She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights. Read More

Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade. ​Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a

The Italian director Romeo Castellucci, known for his avant-garde theater productions, will take on Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” in his La Scala debut. ​The Italian director Romeo Castellucci, known for his avant-garde theater productions, will take on Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” in his La Scala debut. Read More

Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. ​Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. Read More

The music mogul was sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. ​The music mogul was sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Read More

He became a stalwart of Philadelphia’s rock airwaves after moving from California, broadcasting a live show for more than 40 years. ​He became a stalwart of Philadelphia’s rock airwaves after moving from California, broadcasting a live show for more than 40 years. Read More

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the 1910s to ’50s. ​At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the 1910s to ’50s. Read More

Despite its small stage, the cabaret space inside New York’s Public Theater building has made an outsize imprint on the city’s art scene. ​Despite its small stage, the cabaret space inside New York’s Public Theater building has made an outsize imprint on the city’s art scene. Read More