Music
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President Trump, who has helped turn the rapper’s assault case into an international incident, sent a hostage-crisis diplomat to the courtroom. Source
In a city known for samba, “nobody expects a black, poor woman to play the violin.” Source
The musical based on the grandiose Meat Loaf album shines a light on its songwriter, Jim Steinman, and the many twists and turns it took to get both projects made. Source
Finding spots for the pop songs, credited to 161 writers, and getting the rights, was no cancan. Source
Mr. Gilberto was the quintessential transmitter of the harmonically and rhythmically complex, lyrically nuanced Brazilian music, including a version of “The Girl From Ipanema.” Source
Mr. Gilberto was the quintessential transmitter of the harmonically and rhythmically complex, lyrically nuanced Brazilian music, including a version of “The Girl From Ipanema.” Source
An unheard-of instrumental blend was onstage at Lincoln Center for a screening of “Kokdu” with a live soundtrack. Source
At the end of Jaap van Zweden’s rookie season at the New York Philharmonic, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s at the Met Opera, they chatted. On neutral ground. Source