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“The Lesson” is well-crafted, infused with nervy suspense and an almost Gothic sense of unease.
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Bohuslav Martinů, one of the greatest Czech-born composers, reveals a dark-comic sensibility in his rarely performed “Knife” and “Bridge” operas.
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“The Horror of Dolores Roach” is a captivating mixture of horror, suspense, and comedy that proves we haven’t come all that far from the class-fueled injustices of Victorian England.
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“Lynch/Oz” roams from The Yellow Brick Road to “Mulholland Drive”.
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This week’s poem — an excerpt from Edmund Berrigan’s “Things to do on the Lower East Side in the late 70s and 80s.”
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer eludes easy categorization, but Henry Threadgill’s new memoir — and his latest recording — take a step in defining his singular artistic personality.
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The clarity and focus of Ron Carter’s bass is exemplary here, as is the balance with Richard Galliano’s accordion.
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How could such a multitalented guy go so wrong with such a clever concept? It wasn’t easy.
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Given the infectious and embracing music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Mark Morris’s The Look of Love will most likely be regarded as among his most accessible and popular dances.
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This recording of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Psyché provides non-stop pleasure and delights, thanks to the latest developments in early-music performance practice.
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025