Patrick Milando, an accomplished French horn player, now splits his time between the orchestra pit and the cockpit, where he teaches budding pilots like he himself once was.
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An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War
“I don’t have a gun, but I have my cello,” a musician says as he joins the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which is made up of refugees who fled the war and artists who stayed behind.
The Netrebko Question
The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is opera’s biggest star. But her career is in disarray because of her ties to Putin, and arts companies around the world are divided on whether to welcome her back.
Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.
The company’s revival of “Eugene Onegin” gives the lie to the Russian president’s claim that his country’s composers are suffering in the West.
Metropolitan Opera’s Concert Honors Ukraine
A concert to benefit relief efforts featured a young Ukrainian singer, Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” and the Met’s prima donna of the moment.
Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led arts organizations to reconsider who performs, forcing them to confront questions about free speech and policing political views.
Anna Netrebko, Diva With Putin Ties, Is Out at the Metropolitan Opera
The Met said she would not appear for two seasons, and possibly more, after declining to comply with its demand that she repudiate her public support for Putin.
Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers
The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.
Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko’s Putin Ties Threaten Their Careers
The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.
Your Wednesday Briefing
Dozens died in a fire in an Iraqi Covid ward.