Books
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After Nearly Five Decades, Waltraud Meier Takes Her Final Opera Bow
The famed singer, known for her captivating presence, intellectual approach and distinctive sound, is retiring from the stage with “Elektra.”
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In Jesmyn Ward’s New Novel, Slavery Is Hell and Dante Is Our Guide
LET US DESCEND, by Jesmyn Ward After Annis, the enslaved teenage girl at the center of Jesmyn Ward’s new novel,…
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A Cannes Winner Asks: What if the Powerful Woman Isn’t Punished?
The French director Justine Triet’s movies explore the anxieties of women who work and play hard. Her latest, “Anatomy of…
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What to Know About ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: A Guide to the Osage Murders
Martin Scorsese’s epic traces a real plot by white men to kill dozens of Native Americans who held oil rights…
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An Indian Artist Questions Borders and the Limits on Free Speech
In hauntingly spare artworks, Shilpa Gupta grapples with questions of censorship, born from her own experiences with authoritarian limits.
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After 47 Years, the Emerson Quartet Has One More Weekend
The group, famed for its rich vitality, easy power and a vast repertory that it recorded prolifically and toured tirelessly,…
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Review: Ballet Theater Revisits Its Past With a Hit and Two Misses
Susan Jaffe presents her first New York season as American Ballet Theater’s leader, starting with a program of Alexei Ratmansky,…
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A Columbus Letter Beloved by Thieves and Forgers Hits the Market
A rare pamphlet about Christopher Columbus’s first voyage is on sale at Christie’s, which said it had taken pains to…
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A ‘Matrix’-Inspired Spectacle, With Little to Challenge the Mind
A huge new performance space in Manchester, England, opened with a show that trumpets the building’s possibilities, but doesn’t push…
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‘I Had Been Exploited:’ Takeaways From Britney Spears’s Memoir
The pop star’s new book, “The Woman in Me,” recounts her rise to fame, struggles that became tabloid fodder and…