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The opera is only an impression of the novel. It follows the contrasts of the title, not by juxtaposing the battlefield and the ballroom episodically but rather by dividing them in two....

The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has always been a performer who communicates joy when sharing the music he loves. On Thursday, there was also a deep sense of gratitude: Speaking from the...

‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’Stream it on Netflix.The new film by Lijo Jose Pellissery — the director of genre-bending gems like “Angamaly Diaries” and “Jallikattu” — is a quotidian slice of Kafka: a gentle,...

There are many ways to tell a story. Freestyle, direct address and a varied assortment of orange balloons are just a few of the expressive means deployed in “Misty,” which opened on Thursday...

During his decades teaching literature at Valparaiso University, John Ruff looked beyond words, bringing his students to the school’s art museum to help them acquire what he called emotional wisdom. While discussing stories...

About 300 dance music fans were packed into a north London club late last year, waiting for Nia Archives, a jungle artist and D.J., to begin her set.Jungle and its successor drum-and-bass...

From Miley Cyrus’s new album, “Endless Summer Vacation,” comes this rugged, low-to-the-ground duet with the polished roots-rock yowler Brandi Carlile. Both are capable of broad vocal theatrics, but it should be said,...

David Lindley, the rare Los Angeles session guitarist to find fame in his own right, both as an eclectic solo artist and as a marquee collaborator on landmark recordings by Jackson Browne,...

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’Stream it on Netflix.Every great kids’ movie needs a memorable villain, and Emma Thompson’s character in “Matilda,” with her yellow teeth and exaggerated physicality, is tough to forget....

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’Stream it on Netflix.Every great kids’ movie needs a memorable villain, and Emma Thompson’s character in “Matilda,” with her yellow teeth and exaggerated physicality, is tough to forget....