Morphine, Booze, and Roaring
Brian Cox, Succession’s raging paterfamilias, takes on a Eugene O’Neill classic alongside a dazzling Patricia Clarkson
A Ballet with a Twist
Cathy Marston premieres Atonement, an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel and her first creation as the new director of Ballett Zürich
Eurovision Gets Serious
For decades, the international pop contest was a source of harmless fun for millions. This year, people are bracing for violence
The Gulag of Bernarda Alba
From London’s National Theatre, Lorca’s blistering tragedy of woman’s inhumanity to woman
Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s Guide to Mumbai
The couturier to Bollywood royalty shares his favorite restaurants, hotels, shops, and other go-to’s in the city
Pitch-Perfect
In an interview, the breakout tenor Jonathan Tetelman chronicles his road from D.J.-ing to starring in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Met
Lucca Hue-Williams
The 26-year-old gallerist behind Albion Jeune is bringing fresh perspectives to London’s art scene
L.A. Paints Itself
Since the 1960s, Joan Agajanian Quinn has supported the careers of L.A. artists, from Ed Ruscha to Frank Gehry. Now her rarely shown collection is on view in Laguna Beach
Judi Dench’s Guide to London
The British actress and longtime Shakespeare lover shares her favorite theater, pub, restaurant, and museum in her adopted city
Adultery by the Book
Revived in Berlin, Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini recalls the fate of Guinevere, Isolde, Melisande …
Death Becomes Him
Caravaggio’s last known painting, completed just weeks before his mysterious demise, goes on show in London
From Camera to Canvas
Paintings by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and the Who at their peak, go on display in upstate New York
Joe Alwyn Breaks the Internet
Thanks to the Swifties, the singer’s guarded and fiercely private British ex is about to become the most hated man in America
The Concert of a Lifetime
A recording of America’s 1975 Hollywood Bowl performance, directed by Beatles producer George Martin, sees the light
Let Them Eat Worms!
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is fed up with the moaners, the whiners, and the worm eaters
Martina Mondadori’s Guide to Milan
The founder and editor of Cabana shares her favorite spots in her home city
AIR MAIL’s Guide to the Venice Biennale
As the 60th contemporary art exhibition descends on the city, we recommend the must-see shows, plus where to eat and stay
The 20th Century’s Enfant Terrible
From bare-bottomed sailors to opium-smoking lovers, a new Jean Cocteau exhibition in Venice—the French artist’s first major retrospective in Italy—brings together some of his most risqué works
“Bipartisan Karaoke” Night
There is one thing that can still bring a divided Washington together: the music of Elton John
Long Live La Latteria
Over six decades, the couple behind this quaint Milanese spot served spaghetti al limone to Kennedys, Agnellis, artists, and locals alike
A Place in the Sun
Eighteen months and 35,000 sheets of gold leaf later, Louis XIV’s prized Apollo Fountain sculpture returns to Versailles in a sparkling restoration
Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Here? Not One?
No, no, not one in Sasha Regan’s well-traveled all-male The Pirates of Penzance
New Kid on the Great White Way
The longtime Public Theater producer Mandy Hackett sets her sights on Broadway with the Alicia Keys–inspired musical, Hell’s Kitchen
Against the Grain
The Museum of Modern Art exhibits New York’s first-ever retrospective on Käthe Kollwitz, one of history’s greatest graphic artists—and one of its most outspoken pacifists