I’d say that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is not a maxim that has ever been used for Puccini’s Chinese-inspired fairytale, TURANDOT, which returned for another go-around at the Met the other day ...

West Bay Opera is presenting Puccini's notorious potboiler with excellent voices in primary roles through May 31.

Vashon Center for the Arts will present an enchanting new performance for VCA’s Center for Dance annual spring concert, ...

Dinner is more fun when the restaurant gives you something to talk about before the menus even open. Pennsylvania is home to wacky restaurants that turn a June night out into a full experience, with ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The May Festival in Cincinnati was led this time by the soprano Julia Bullock, who wove her experiences as a Black artist through two weeks of concerts. Julia ...

While the title of Miami City Ballet’s upcoming concert, “Ballet Classics Under the Stars,” may suggest an outdoor ...

Family fun at the Fringe this August ...

In 1978, on the threshold of political power, Margaret Thatcher wrote a letter to her speech writer Ronald Millar. The soon-to-be Iron Lady and first female prime minister of Great Britain had just ...

Cult band TISM return to the NT for the 2026 Darwin Festival. TISM last played Darwin in 1996, their only gig there to date. Photo: Supplied. Among the many highlights of the 2026 Darwin Festival are ...

Ah, music. The sacred art. Holy, intellectual, ascetic, other-worldly… Or is it? There is, like it or not, a correlation between music and sex: from the creative process itself – Sigmund Freud ...