The complete online text of Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller.

A universal genius generally regarded as the greatest German dramatist, Friedrich Schiller dominates a period of German literary history as no one else before or since. Schiller revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of drama and po...

A universal genius generally regarded as the greatest German dramatist, Friedrich Schiller dominates a period of German literary history as no one else before or since. Schiller revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of drama and po...

The German dramatist, poet, and historian Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) ranks as one of the greatest of German literary figures. He was a founder of modern German literature. Friedrich von Schiller was born at Marbach, Württemb...

Like a bad nor'easter, the city's spring music offerings arrive with a roar. At the Met, a revival of Don Carlo, Verdi's most complex masterpiece, has a powerhouse cast led by the gorgeous young American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. Voice buffs can't wait for March 10,...

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Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “classical music” can’t possibly cover 500 years of compositions, a history that embraces every form of human expression from the beatific to the bittersweet, the bellicose to the...

Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “classical music” can’t possibly cover 500 years of compositions, a history that embraces every form of human expression from the beatific to the bittersweet, the bellicose to the...