Arts

EXHIBITION REVIEW

An Architect's Fear That Preservation Distorts

By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

Rem Koolhaas, with Shohei Shigematsu, has created an exhibition at the New Museum that challenges the rush to preserve sites deemed historic.

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City Opera Departure Brings Questions

By DANIEL J. WAKIN

City Opera's decision to bail out of Lincoln Center led to laments by company veterans and opera world officials on Monday.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

A Season Brings New Faces and Insights to Classic Roles

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

New York City Ballet's season includes a host of role debuts that bring fresh light to familiar roles by Balanchine and Robbins.

3 Classic Novels. 22 Minutes. Why Not?

By CHARLES McGRATH

The Elevator Repair Service theatrical troupe performs a mash-up of "The Great Gatsby, " "The Sound and the Fury" and "The Sun Also Rises" at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at the New York Public Library.

MUSIC REVIEW

Young Talents With a Fondness for Applause

By ANTHONY TOMMASINI

Before the New York Youth Symphony played Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique," the conductor gave the audience the green light to show its appreciation in midperformance.