MOST of Verdi's Aida is focused on intensely dramatic scenes for only one, two or three singers at a time. But it's crowds that define the experience of this opera. It's not just the spectacular ...

In her incisive book “Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement,” the musicologist Naomi André frames black opera—opera that foregrounds black experiences, voices, and bodies—as a kind of shadow culture ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook As the Metropolitan Opera announces that it will remain closed through the year, our critic reflects on the chorus scenes he will ...