August 7, 2008

Opera Omnia is New York’s latest stab at creating an opera company: a Baroque one at that.

Ever since “Star Trek,” we’ve dreamed of being able to give our computers spoken orders. NaturallySpeaking 10, available Thursday, takes some baby steps in the right direction.

The grief that runs through Mozart’s Requiem is most often associated with human life, but two of the works in this year’s Mostly Mozart Festival explore a different kind of loss: environmental.

With U.S. troops at record levels and the violent threat from the Taliban expanding, the conflict in Afghanistan is roaring back into public view.

Michael R. Bloomberg’s popularity with poorer New Yorkers has risen since he became mayor.