NOTÍCIAS DE NOVA IORQUE

Music Review 'La Damnation de Faust'

Between Hell and Heaven, a World of Morphing Imagery
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The video wizardry on stage should not obscure the big news of the Metropolitan Opera’s “La Damnation de Faust”: the magnificent performances of the opera and chorus.

Audio Slide Show: Faust at the Metropolitan Opera

Alas, Poor City Opera: Without Galvanizing Director-to-Be, What Next?
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
With the departure of its director, Gerard Mortier, and finances in turmoil, the New York City Opera has scrapped Mr. Mortier’s production plans and begun the search for a new leader.

Thomas Dunn, an Early-Music Conductor, Is Dead at 82
By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Dunn was a prominent conductor whose work helped animate the early music revival that took place in the mid-20th century and afterward.
Music

The Weill (Almost) Nobody Knows
By MATTHEW GUREWITSCH
As champions of Kurt Weill always point out, there is more to his catalog than “The Threepenny Opera.” Two new projects will bring some of his lesser-known productions to the stage.