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David Shengold

Director Dustin Wills, a 2023 Obie winner, is leading his first local operatic production.
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Opera preview: Queering ‘Eugene Onegin’ at Heartbeat Opera

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Kitty Hart (Wendy Bryn Harmer), Owen Hart (Rod Gilfry), Sister Helen Prejean (Joyce DiDonato), Jade Boucher (Krysty Swann), and Howard Boucher (Chauncey Packer) in Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking."
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Opera and song interrogates institutional confinement in New York and Toronto

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Peter Toto (Lewis) and Harrison Fish (Matt) in "Fantasticks."
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Boy-meets-boy ‘Fantasticks’ highlights summer theater in P-Town

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Yaritza Véliz (Catrina), Daniela Mack (Frida Kahl), and Alfredo Daza (Diego Rivera) in San Francisco Opera's new work by Gabriela Lena Frank.
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San Francisco Opera marks 100 years with compelling showing

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Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night) and Erin Morley (Pamina) in the Met's "Die Zauberflöte."
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Opera uptown and downtown

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Shavon Lloyd (Betto) and Natalie Lewis (Zita) are skeptical about their inheritance in Juilliard's riotous "Gianni Schicchi."
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Opera roundup: Some comedies, for a change

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Terence Blanchard's "Champion plays through May 13.
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Gay boxers (in brief) at the opera

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Sabine Devieilhe as Sister Constance in Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmélites."
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From Schubert to Strayhorn, gay composers find voice in New York and Paris

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Marc Kudisch and Kyle Bielfield in "Trade"
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The operatic new year: a brief chronicle

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Voices from all over in opera and song

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An all-Bach concert featuring out gay countertenor Reginald Mobley.
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Opera’s autumn voices

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Librettist Leah Lax uncovers her new autobiographical opera

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LGBTQ creators shine during summer opera season

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Opera season ends on high note in NYC and DC

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Cycles of Lost Love: Anthony Roth Costanzo Sings Berlioz and Spears

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Rising Tenor Star Frederick Ballentine: Living His Best Sportin’ Life

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Arts

  • AmberGray (Riff Raff), Juliette Lewis(Magenta), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Columbia), and AndrewDurand (Brad) in "Rocky Horror." Roundabout’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ revival is the ultimate time warp
  • Paisley Fields dressing for the job they want‘Because I am country’: Paisley Fields challenges country music norms with raw songs and a deeply personal journey
  • Q&A: ‘Blue Film’ director and cast discuss desire, power, and intimacy
  • “Our Land," directed by Lucrecia Martel, opens May 1 at Film Forum. ‘Our Land’ investigates the injustices of Argentina’s history
  • David Tag (as Jake), left, with Benji (as Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) in "Departures." Q&A: Director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on love, trauma, and intimacy in ‘Departures’

Crime

  • suspect in Brooklyn hate crimeBrooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops
  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police

Perspectives

  • Callen-Lorde staff members. Health equity for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers starts with primary care
  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait

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