Opera Review: A Maybe-Midwestern Carmen With No Ticket OutAn attempt at modernization that diminishes the opera’s timeliness.

Justin Davidson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture and classical music critic and a writer for New York magazine. He is the author of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York.

Will Liverman Enlightens Fire Shut Up in My BonesThe baritone steps into the opera world’s most visible spot — the Met’s opening-night lead.

Developing Governors Island in Order to Save ItA plan that aims to preserve both its low-rise nature and the earth.