Ivan Cornejo used to be too shy to sing in public. But at 20, his bruised, brooding ballads have made him a rising superstar of música mexicana ...

Critic Ann Powers considers musical performances that have left audiences stunned in utter silence, and what you can hear when sound falls away.

A program celebrating Twyla Tharp’s 60th year making dances features the masterwork “Diabelli” and the fresh new “Slacktide,” ...