Books of the Times: When Life Imitates Opera, Be Careful Whom You Love
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Lisa Seeâs âPeony in Loveâ is a novel built on research about prettily oppressed 17th-century Chinese women who yearn for literacy and freedom.
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âDon Quixoteâ records, though perhaps from too close a distance, the real-life relationship between George Balanchine and his muse.
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A medium breaks the bonds of time and expectation to find its inner razzle-dazzle.
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Suggestive, certainly. Misogynistic, sometimes. But dangerous?
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The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s By Gary B. Youmans, Syracuse University Press , 214 pp., $24.95
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Imitation can be the sincerest form of confusion.
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Arts & entertainment: Pinocchio is a tale that has been told in many different ways - now it is the turn of opera
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The latest version of the Opera Web browser incorporates a technology that warns users when they visit a fraudulent site.
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"The Italian Lover" (Little, Brown &amp; Co., 340 pages, $23.99), by Robert Hellenga: This is the sequel to the tantalizing historical novel about a bashful Midwesterner who moves to Italy, falls in love and loses her inhibitions.
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In Janacekâs âJenufa,â which played on Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera, a jealous obsession turns to violent rage, and then marriage.
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New high-quality audio files may entice audiofiles to buy classical fare on the web.
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Caryl Churchill's stunning new play is a gripping dramatic consideration of what happens in a world where people can be cloned.
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Memory is a twisting knife in âFollies,â Stephen Sondheim and James Goldmanâs beautiful, broken-hearted musical from 1971.
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Giuseppe Verdi's ``Aida'' fits the cliched concept of grand opera: a visual feast with big emotions, majestic scenes and an exotic touch like this love story set in ancient Egypt.
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When Edward Dusinberre read Philip Rothâs  novel âEverymanâ he was struck by what he perceived as its richly musical qualities.
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Even for those who embrace opera as a celebration of excess, it seemed almost a provocation to open the Teatro alla ScalaÂs season on Thursday with an extravagantly lavish new production of ÂAida.Â
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âNovemberâ is a David Mamet play for people who donât like David Mamet. I cannot say I see this as a cause for rejoicing.