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 …
The Concert of a Lifetime
A recording of America’s 1975 Hollywood Bowl performance, directed by Beatles producer George Martin, sees the light
Death Becomes Him
Caravaggio’s last known painting, completed just weeks before his mysterious demise, goes on show in London
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
Let Them Eat Worms!
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is fed up with the moaners, the whiners, and the worm eaters
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
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
“Bipartisan Karaoke” Night
There is one thing that can still bring a divided Washington together: the music of Elton John
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
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
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
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
Flappers to the Wings!
The Great Gatsby made F. Scott Fitzgerald’s name, but the Broadway play of his book made him rich. A copy of the long-lost script has finally been found
The Sky’s the Limit
From the title role in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Omar, the tenor Jamez McCorkle pivots to godhood
Block Head
Nathan Sawaya left his Wall Street law firm to play with Lego. Now his painstaking brick creations sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars
Kahlo Incorporated
How did Frida Kahlo go from being a little-known artist to a feminist icon to a global brand?
Brancusi’s Magnum Opus
Bronze, wood, marble, stone … the Centre Pompidou, in Paris, presents the sculptor’s largest retrospective since 1995
Three Faces of Lise
The Norwegian soprano of the hour explores the heroines of Richard Strauss
Photography’s Shooting Star
Exhibitions in London and New York honor the prodigious photographer who left behind a timeless body of work following her death, at just 22
A Window in His Heart
Alex Gibney’s new documentary chronicles Paul Simon’s course from voice of a generation to aging performer who’s not ready to hang up his guitar