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David Shengold

Director Dustin Wills, a 2023 Obie winner, is leading his first local operatic production.
Theater

Opera preview: Queering ‘Eugene Onegin’ at Heartbeat Opera

By David Shengold
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."
Theater

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

By David Shengold
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

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

By David Shengold
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

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

By David Shengold
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

By David Shengold
Marc Kudisch and Kyle Bielfield in "Trade"
Theater

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

  • Bella Ramsey speaks to reporters. A person in a suit is standing in the background. Primetime Emmy nominations feature LGBTQ representation
  • McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler), Lorna Courtney (Veronica Sawyer), Elizabeth Teeter (Heather McNamara), and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) in "Heathers The Musical." ‘Heathers the Musical’ is bursting with talent, but questions remain
  • Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in "Unicorns." Q&A with ‘Unicorns’ actors Jason Patel and Ben Hardy
  • Kesha's "(Period)" debuted on July 4. July LGBTQ music: Kesha’s ‘(Period)’ and DJ Haram’s ‘Beside Myself’
  • "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be" runs July 12-14 at Anthology Film Archives. ‘I’m Not Everything I Want To Be’ documents queer life in 1980s Prague

Crime

  • Outside of The Monster in Greenwich Village. Man allegedly brandishes knife, defaces Pride sign in Greenwich Village: NYPD
  • Police officers in NYPD vests examine scene where person was shotTwo men shot near Harlem gay bar; shooter remains at large, cops say
  • Man in suit looks at crime scene with blood and napkins on sidewalkStonewall shooting: Two teen girls shot near historic Village inn during Pride celebrations
  • murder trans PhillyKiller convicted in murder of Philly trans woman Dominique Fells
  • Photographs and candles pay tribute to the late Cecilia Gentili during a memorial service at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2024. Man sentenced to 19 years in connection with death of activist Cecilia Gentili

Perspectives

  • Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project. How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives
  • The 2025 NYC Dyke March. Letter to the editor: NYC Dyke March’s policy represents deliberate exclusion rooted in religious and political identity
  • At the Queer Liberation March in 2022. Pride is resilience, liberation, community, and identity
  • A picture depicting the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV prior to his election is displayed as Bishop Edinson Edgardo Farfan Cordova speaks during a press conference, following the election of Pope Leo XIV, in Chiclayo, Peru, May 9, 2025. Thoughts on popes, old and new — and their surprises on LGBTQ issues
  • Carmen Hernandez. Patients and employers pay more as healthcare conglomerates profit from federal program meant to serve vulnerable communities

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