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  1. music review
    Amid the Alerts, Two Lightly Earthshaking Philharmonic DebutsKarina Canellakis and Alice Sara Ott powered through the bleeps.
    By Justin Davidson
  2. classical-music review
    Klaus Mäkelä Brings Back the Wild Streak in StravinskyThe young Finnish conductor had even his own orchestra stomping with enthusiasm.
    By Justin Davidson
  3. opera review
    At the Met, Great Voices and Overwrought Choices in La Forza del DestinoSoprano Lise Davidsen knows what’s needed here; director Mariusz Treliński does not.
    By Justin Davidson
  4. opera review
    An Epic Set in Xenophobic Limbo: Huang Ruo’s Angel IslandFrom the walls of an immigrant detention cell to the opera stage.
    By Justin Davidson
  5. theater review
    Melissa Etheridge Takes the Aw-Shucks Road to BroadwayMy Window is a night of songs and personal biography, loosely hung together.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. opera review
    A Magic Flute With a Few Too Many TricksSimon McBurney’s production draws power from some inventive stagecraft but gradually swamps its singers.
    By Justin Davidson
  7. classical-music review
    At the Philharmonic, Dudamel’s First Is Mahler’s NinthHe delivers a showy 2-D performance of a 3-D symphony.
    By Justin Davidson
  8. opera review
    The Met’s New Fedora Is Almost Luxe, Almost Enough“David McVicar’s new production for the Metropolitan Opera gets partway to the right degree of too much.”
    By Justin Davidson
  9. opera review
    The Hours Comes to Roiling Vocal LifeMichael Cunningham’s novel comes to the Metropolitan Opera’s stage.
    By Justin Davidson
  10. music review
    Memory Play, With Cello: Michael Gordon’s Travel Guide to Nicaragua“The beauty of this score lies in its refusal of big gestures and its preference for the telling detail.”
    By Justin Davidson
  11. architecture review
    The New Geffen Hall Is Open. How Does It Sound?It’s too early to say. But the inaugural concert today (with two very different types of ensembles) was encouraging.
    By Justin Davidson
  12. music review
    Tyshawn Sorey’s Rituals Take Over the ArmoryThe sound of Monochromatic Light.
    By Justin Davidson
  13. album review
    How Does That Make You Feel, Kendrick?Whatever your problem, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers wants you to talk it through.
    By Craig Jenkins
  14. opera review
    Brett Dean’s Hamlet Is Too Mad for Its Own GoodYet there is method in ’t.
    By Justin Davidson
  15. classical-music review
    Carnegie Reopens With Bernstein, Beethoven, and a Tribute to Those 7 p.m. ShoutsAfter 572 silent days.
    By Justin Davidson
  16. album review
    Doja Cat Refuses to Be Dragged Down to EarthPlanet Her makes a case for Doja as our new ice-cool pop-queen supreme.
    By Craig Jenkins
  17. new york philharmonic
    The Philharmonic’s First Concert Back Brought Me Panic and SolaceAt the Shed, Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte and Strauss’s Metamorphosen.
    By Justin Davidson
  18. music review
    A Concert Review! From a Cemetery. (This Is Not a Metaphor.)At Brooklyn’s Green-Wood, a moving performance that roved among the crypts.
    By Justin Davidson
  19. classical music
    The New York Philharmonic Wants You to Take a Walk in the ParkWith Soundwalk, Ellen Reid’s composition that changes according to your GPS location.
    By Justin Davidson
  20. beyonce
    We’ll Revisit Beyoncé’s Coachella Performance for the Rest of Our LivesJust seconds in, it was apparent she was playing for keeps.
    By Craig Jenkins
  21. classical-music review
    Opera Review: The Met Brings Back Samson et Dalila, With Just Enough Fromage“To describe it as gaudy and silly is a compliment, not a complaint.”
    By Justin Davidson
  22. music review
    Music Review: Leonard Bernstein Is Paid Half-Hearted Tribute at TanglewoodAndris Nelsons conducted as if he would rather be at home watching TV. Some music can endure an uncommitted performance; Bernstein’s can’t.
    By Justin Davidson
  23. music review
    Music Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass Has Finally Found Its EraIt’s been called bloated, dated, naïve — but it also contains a lot of beauty.
    By Justin Davidson
  24. music review
    The Feel Good Mutant Soul of Dirty Projectors’ Lamp Lit ProseIt’s all upbeat ruminations on affection and excitement, where the last album fixated almost exhaustingly on rot.
    By Craig Jenkins
  25. music review
    On Beast Mode 2, Future Hits Another Hot StreakAt his peak, it feels like melodies are just jumping out of his face.
    By Craig Jenkins
  26. music review
    Teyana Taylor Finally Gets Her Moment to Shine on K.T.S.E.Teyana’s record is almost too good for the glut of disconcerting Kanye press that preceded it.
    By Craig Jenkins
  27. music review
    On Everything Is Love, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are Performing a Marriage in Real TimeEach song here is the rare team-up where both parties sound like they’re pushing each other to greater heights.
    By Craig Jenkins
  28. On Redemption, Jay Rock Searches for His VoiceThe more it focuses on Jay Rock’s knack for passionate storytelling, instead of flashy hooks and repetition, the better it fares.
    By Craig Jenkins
  29. Dave Matthews Band’s Come Tomorrow Is a Quiet Moment in an Overstuffed YearIt’s all solid backyard cookout music and comforting headphone music.
    By Craig Jenkins
  30. album review
    Kids See Ghosts Is the Win Kanye and Kid Cudi Badly NeededTheir debut collaborative album is the sound of old friends pooling their strengths to overcome tragedy.
    By Craig Jenkins
  31. The Pretty Emptiness of Kanye West’s YeKanye West was once the everyman’s rapper, a poet of the downtrodden. He hasn’t been that artist in years.
    By Craig Jenkins
  32. The Fascinatingly Weird World of A$AP Rocky’s TestingIt’s enticing in some spots, and unlistenable in others.
    By Craig Jenkins
  33. Pusha-T’s Daytona Is His Best Album in YearsAnd you can tell he knows it’s great.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. Courtney Barnett Seeks Out Harsh Truths on Tell Me How You Really FeelIt’s a fitting document of these tumultuous times.
    By Craig Jenkins
  35. music review
    The Internet Has Already Devoured ‘This Is America’But it still has power.
    By Craig Jenkins
  36. Arctic Monkeys Find New Life by Rewriting Their FormulaTranquility Base Hotel and Casino ditches the old Arctic Monkeys sound in favor of late-night, self-aware vampire soul music.
    By Craig Jenkins
  37. The New Beach House Album Is Their Best YetSame magic, new resolution.
    By Frank Guan
  38. Kanye West Let Us DownIf he never comes back from wandering out on the edges with the trolls and the racists, the times we felt inspired by his work still belong to us.
    By Craig Jenkins
  39. What It Means When Childish Gambino Says ‘This Is America’There’s a lot going on here.
    By Frank Guan
  40. The Brightest Star on Travis Scott’s ‘Watch’ Isn’t Kanye WestCheerful, insistent, and futuristic, the Pi’erre Bourne beat is world-class.
    By Frank Guan
  41. Portishead’s Third Was a Major Comeback for a Major BandIt’s an album that comes through clearer just as things get worse.
    By Frank Guan
  42. Dirty Computer Is an Introduction to the Real Janelle MonáeIt’s as much a celebration of love as a threat to powerful merchants of hate.
    By Craig Jenkins
  43. J. Cole’s KOD Is a Thoughtful Meditation on AddictionThe North Carolina rapper explores the perils of addiction from multiple angles, to emotionally powerful results.
    By Craig Jenkins
  44. A Perfect Circle Goes Soft and Heavy on Eat the ElephantAn album fit for people, sheep, and sheeple alike.
    By Frank Guan
  45. Nicki Minaj Clears the Air on ‘Barbie Tingz’ and ‘Chun Li’And both tracks are certified bangers.
    By Craig Jenkins
  46. Drake Has Trained His Sights on Wokeness“Nice for What” is an exceptional act of image reform.
    By Craig Jenkins
  47. Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy Cements Her Star StatusIt’s a collection of airtight strip-club bangers and heavier emotional numbers.
    By Craig Jenkins
  48. song review
    Cardi B’s Album Intro, ‘Get Up 10’ Is Bronx Rap Poetry at Its FinestInvasion of Privacy opens with a blunt, brazen, and beautiful manifesto.
    By Frank Guan
  49. The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy Is a Jarring Breakup AlbumAbel Tesfaye has returned, slightly, to the guts and grit that built him.
    By Craig Jenkins
  50. radio vulture
    The Weeknd’s ‘Wasted Times’ Does Drake Better Than Drake CanHow long until the Weeknd replaces Drake entirely?
    By Frank Guan
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