Among the many confusions about the private Russian army known as “the Wagner Group” is how to pronounce its name. Reporters and pundits seem to vacillate between “Wag-ner” and “Vog-ner.” Also, nobody seems to know how the group got its name....

The star of “Tár” reunites with her opening-scene partner for a conversation about listening to music, going before audiences, and the art of acting in life and in the movies....

...Written By White Men For An All-Black Cast Was Found And Restored. Can It Be Produced Without Controversy?...

Why isn’t John Williams treated like Igor Stravinsky?...

Actor Cate Blanchett and writer/director Todd Field talk to Michael Beek about creating their riveting psychological drama set against the backdrop of very real music-making......

The dialogue in “Tár,” Todd Field’s movie about a high-profile classical-music conductor, rings true at every turn......

"'The War on Music' is a stellar work of great scholarship and polemical worth......

I had the pleasure of being a consultant for the film Tár, about the fictional......

If the most successful fake-medieval epics look like this: why does every new #WagnerRing look like this? Let's try something truly radical: respect RW's essential understanding that universal stories are told from our collective imaginary past....

Interview and book review from Liner Notes, Issue 2, 2022, including: For five decades, John Mauceri has had an extraordinary impact on musical life internationally. One of America’s most celebrated conductors, he is also a writer, lecturer, teacher, and producer. Mauceri is responsible for introd...