Bella Vita, Brutta Morte—A Pandemic-Haunted Opera

An Open Letter to David Frum in Reply to His Botched "Romola" Review

The Memoirs of Two Folk Rock Giants Recast Their Public Façades

Commemorating the Commemoration of Sir Tom Stoppard

What Nick Hornby and Michael Frayn Taught Me About the Artistic Life

"The Queen of the Night" Channels the Grand Silliness of Opera

"God Help the Child" as Unofficial Sequel to "The Bluest Eye"