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  1. Garth Brooks Is Accused of Rape and Assault in Lawsuit

    A woman who worked as a hair and makeup stylist for the country superstar says he subjected her to repeated advances. Mr. Brooks said it is “behavior I am incapable of.”

     By Ben Sisario

    Garth Brooks, one of country’s biggest stars, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who worked for him from 2017 to 2020. “I am not the man they have painted me to be,” he said in a statement.
    Garth Brooks, one of country’s biggest stars, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who worked for him from 2017 to 2020. “I am not the man they have painted me to be,” he said in a statement.
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    1. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Betty Carter

      Her intricate phrasing and live improvisational skills made her a cornerstone for artists of all sorts. Listen to songs chosen by 10 musicians and writers who consider her a north star.

       By Marcus J. Moore

      CreditDante Zaballa

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  1. Bucking Trends, an Opera Company in Atlanta Is Growing

    Under the leadership of Tomer Zvulun, Atlanta Opera powered through the pandemic, has tripled its budget and is producing ambitious work.

     By Zachary Woolfe

    Since Tomer Zvulun became its general and artistic director in 2013, Atlanta Opera has been on a very different trajectory from many American opera companies: It has been growing rather than shrinking.
    CreditRay Spears for The New York Times

  2. The Metropolitan Opera’s Season Begins With a Boom

    “Grounded,” the new work that opened the season, has been joined by revivals of three Puccini, Verdi and Offenbach classics.

     By Zachary Woolfe

    The baritone Quinn Kelsey, center, is giving an unmissable performance in the title role of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Metropolitan Opera.
    CreditNina Wurtzel/Metropolitan Opera

  3. An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape

    The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.

     By Joshua Barone and Alice Zoo

    A picnic on the grounds before a performance at Glyndebourne in East Sussex in August. The festival’s offerings this summer included Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” and Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.”
    CreditAlice Zoo for The New York Times

  4. A Veteran Falstaff Looks Back, and Ahead

    Ambrogio Maestri has sung the title role in Verdi’s comedy hundreds of times, most recently for the Paris Opera. He’s also making room for a Puccini tragedy.

     By Rebecca Schmid

    Ambrogio Maestri, middle, in “Falstaff.” He has performed the comedy’s titular role about 400 times.
    CreditVincent Pontet/Opéra national de Paris

  5. At a French Chateau, a Feast of Music and Nature

    Starting this year, a series of musical weekends in Chantilly, north of Paris, is teaming up with a gardening festival for a program with bucolic themes.

     By A.J. Goldmann

    The Château de Chantilly, 30 miles north of Paris, has been the site of a series of musical weekends since 2021.
    CreditDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

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  9. Kris Kristofferson: A Life in Pictures

    After years as a struggling songwriter, he found his voice with a direct, evocative style that launched his decades-long career as a musician, actor and activist.

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