domingo, 24 de abril de 2011

On Deck, the Met’s Pinch-Hitter

By DANIEL J. WAKIN

Ruby Washington/The New York Times

Fabio Luisi is the principal guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, where he will begin performances of Verdi's “Rigoletto” on Tuesday.

Fabio Luisi, the principal guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, is considered the heir apparent when James Levine steps down as music director.

OPERA REVIEW

Bryn Terfel in the role of Wotan and Deborah Voigt in the role of Brünnhilde of the Metropolitan Opera performing in dress rehearsal of a new production of

A ‘Walküre’ Still Obsessed With Its Big, Expensive Toy

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

The Metropolitan Opera’s highly anticipated new production of Wagner’s “Walküre” is both captivating and exasperating.

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Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten

By MANOHLA DARGIS

Theresa Harris, a black actress whose usual role was as a servant, is one of the inspirations for a new play by Lynn Nottage.

From left, Allison Lackey, Holly Passalaqua, Rich Lorich, Karen Bishop and Lori Butler, monarchy-smitten Yanks on BBC America's “Royally Mad.”

Toasts for Royals, Spiked With Scorn

By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

Television is flooded with shows devoted to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton that rubberneck at all things royal with a knowing leer.

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The director Werner Herzog in the Chauvet cave in France for his documentary “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”

Prehistoric Cave With a Hornet on the Wall

By LARRY ROHTER

Last year the director Werner Herzog was allowed to film in the Chauvet cave in southeastern France, where archaeologists have found wall paintings 32,000 years old.

Country singer Emmylou Harris photographed at her home in Nashville, Tennessee. Her new album, “Hard Bargain,” comes out this week.

A Life Digging for Veins of Gold

By JON PARELES

Emmylou Harris, singer and occasional songwriter, has a new album, “Hard Bargain,” going on sale this week.

DEBATE Paul Brodeur, a former reporter for The New Yorker, is demanding the return of the entire collection of papers he donated to the New York Public Library. He has built a shed in his backyard in Cape Cod to store the boxes.

In Elite Library Archives, a Dispute Over a Trove

By MICHAEL BARBARO

Paul Brodeur, a former investigative reporter for The New Yorker, claims the New York Public Library has mishandled the collection of documents he donated to its archives.

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What’s Blooming Indoors

Critics for The New York Times report on their art-world spring awakenings in four Manhattan neighborhoods.

Lower East Side | Chelsea
Uptown | Soho | Interactive Guide

Tribeca Video Interview: Lee Hirsch

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The Week in Culture Pictures, April 22

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Graphic Books Best Sellers: Dates, Heroes and Fairies

April 22, 2011

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“Stargazer” (2007) by Elizabeth Catlett.

First an Outcast, Then an Inspiration

By CELIA McGEE

“Stargazers: Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation with 21 Contemporary Artists” shows the artist’s influence on a new generation.

Slide Show: Stargazer

A scene from the Thai film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.”

Big Questions, Smart Women, Mann’s Movies

By A. O. SCOTT and MANOHLA DARGIS

The co-chief film critics of The Times answer reader questions on cultural differences in movies, character actresses and independent film, and Joel Coen chimes in on the issue of cats.

More Back-and-Forth With the Critics

Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares in the Royal Ballet's “Swan Lake.”

The Royal Ballet’s “Metamorphoses” program will be the final presentation of the artistic director, Monica Mason, whose reputation is principally that of a devout caretaker. Should her successor take a bolder line than she has? If so, in which direction?