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Posing The Question of Palestine at Crisco Disco
On Luca Guadagnino’s staging of “The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Maggio Musicale in Florence
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Filling the Map
How revival directors keep operas interesting long after their original directors have moved on
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Incoherence and Indignity in the Classic FM Hall of Fame
An enraging weekend with the world’s most relaxing music
I Know, But: Andrea Bocelli
In an opera world flailing for mass appeal, there are worse things than an enthusiastic if underqualified crooner
An Actually Erotic Classical Music for Sex Playlist
Quiverings, tappings, and indecorous counterpoint
Mozart as Snake Oil
How pseudoscience advocates exploit classical music in their campaigns against autism
What Remains Behind
After hearing loss, facing a changed relationship with the music that felt like everything
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On Palestine
Selective Empathy
When the conductor Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic were disinvited from a Belgian festival, the Germany classical music industry closed ranks
Crossing the Line
Conductor Ilan Volkov on his viral speech and recent arrest for Palestine
Messing with the Fantasy
An interview with cellist Ethan Philbrick, who played at last week’s Shut It Down for Palestine demonstration at David Geffen Hall
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