Turner, in Her Usual Role

Playing an alcoholic nun in Matthew Lombardo's "High," Kathleen Turner resumes the same role that's lately become her stock and trade.

An Artifact of Indulgence

"Wuthering Heights" was never produced during Bernard Herrmann's lifetime because apparently the composer refused any cuts or alterations. Now at just under three hours at the Minnesota Opera, we can see who was right.

The Man of Sorrows Motif Over Time

"Passion in Venice," now at the Museum of Biblical Art, looks at a specific form of Christ's Passion and the evolution of its depiction.

Forty Years and Change

Recently resigned from the Boston Symphony and still recovering from back surgery, James Levine celebrates forty years as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and looks back at the wisdom—and frailties—of age.

Chinese Behind the Lens

New scholarship suggests that more Chinese people were active as photographers in the 19th century than previously thought. "Brush & Shutter" explores what little of that work has survived.

Coachella Highlights a New Era of Music

This year's three-day Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival seemed more determined than ever to be about the present and future of rock and pop, says Jim Fusilli.

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