May 16, 2009

Seeking a monopoly on gas supplies, Gazprom committed to long-term contracts at costs far above current prices.

The Martha Graham Dance Company’s gala on Thursday night — which also honored the impresario Paul Szilard and the singer Phoebe Snow — gave us Graham ancient and modern.

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, like other arts organizations, is trying to make performances more interactive, adding a sprinkle of “American Idol” to the temples of high art.

Financial setbacks have stretched out the Washington National Opera’s “Ring” cycle schedule, but the company’s new “Siegfried,” the third opera in the cycle, was worth waiting for.

Rumors of a $900,000 stash within his walls suddenly explained the odd events at a man’s uptown apartment.