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Review: ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ Opera Premieres at Bard
Tennessee Williams’s darkly operatic one-act play becomes a proper opera in a new adaptation by the composer Courtney Bryan.
Published on: July 10, 2026, 4:03 pm
CeCe Winans Revisits Pared-Down Worship Music on ‘The Hymns’
Best known for contemporary stylings of praise music that topped charts across genres, this singer’s new album of pared-down sacred music, “The Hymns,” put her back atop the gospel charts.
Published on: July 10, 2026, 6:05 pm
Justin Bieber and Burna Boy Join Inaugural World Cup Halftime Show
The artists will perform with Madonna, Shakira and BTS in the first-ever halftime show for a World Cup final. The aim is to replicate the cultural sway of the Super Bowl.
Published on: July 8, 2026, 7:13 pm
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Geri Allen
Vernon Reid, Kassa Overall, Farah Jasmine Griffin and more artists and writers share their favorites from this pianist who connected jazz music’s past and future.
Published on: July 8, 2026, 9:00 am
Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
Published on: July 9, 2026, 6:52 pm
5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Mozart choral works, a pairing of Dvorak and Carlos Simon and piano music by Philip Glass are among our selections.
Published on: July 9, 2026, 9:03 am
Trump’s Name Must Remain Off Kennedy Center For Now, Appeals Court Rules
The Trump administration is challenging a federal judge’s ruling that only Congress has the power to rebrand the Washington arts institution.
Published on: July 8, 2026, 5:32 pm
Madonna’s Retro Reverie and 5 More New Songs You Should Hear
Listen to new music from the queen of pop reinvention, Billy Strings, Ciara and more.
Published on: July 7, 2026, 7:40 pm
Dolly Parton Musical Heads to Broadway in December
The show about the country music queen, “Dolly: A True Original Musical,” will begin performances on Broadway in December.
Published on: July 7, 2026, 12:00 pm
Few Composers Can Sell Out Arenas. He’s One of Them.
Joe Hisaishi got famous writing the soundtracks to Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films. Now he is focusing on his first love: classical music.
Published on: July 9, 2026, 12:50 am
Indio Solari, Argentine Rocker Who Packed Stadiums, Dies at 77
A counterculture icon with broad appeal, he compared himself to Bob Dylan and developed an especially fervent following among working-class youth.
Published on: July 8, 2026, 1:18 pm
‘Confessions II’ Review: Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor
On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new energy to her origin story and shines light on the troubles she’s danced away.
Published on: July 6, 2026, 8:07 pm
Taylor Swift Wedding: What Her Lyrics Say About Marriage
While many details of her wedding remain unknown, the songs from her 20-year-career tell us plenty about her thoughts on the institution.
Published on: July 5, 2026, 4:27 pm
Klaus Mäkelä Plants His Flag in Opera With Strauss’s ‘Frau’
“Die Frau Ohne Schatten” is a difficult opera for any conductor. Klaus Mäkelä chose it for his first new production, in front of a global audience.
Published on: July 5, 2026, 4:20 pm
The Most Lavish Celebrity Weddings, From the Royals to Taylor Swift
We hear the couple has plans this weekend in New York City, as they look for their ever after.
Published on: July 3, 2026, 9:03 am
Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.
Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known.
Published on: July 3, 2026, 3:06 pm
Gary Glitter Is Charged With Assaulting a Young Girl in the 1970s
British prosecutors have charged the singer with multiple counts of indecent assault of a minor, including one of unlawful sex.
Published on: July 2, 2026, 3:41 pm
How, and Why, We’re Covering Taylor Swift’s (Maybe) Wedding
About two dozen reporters and editors from several desks are leading The Times’s coverage of the anticipated festivities in Manhattan this week.
Published on: July 2, 2026, 9:02 am
Swifties Delight in Taylor’s Wedding Day
Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.
Published on: July 2, 2026, 9:00 am
How Trump Made ‘Y.M.C.A.’ His Anthem, Despite the Village People and Victor Willis’s Mixed Feelings
On social media, he said the Village People’s lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him “right from the beginning.” But the president has a more complicated history with the group.
Published on: July 6, 2026, 2:11 pm