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Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb in Tokyo in May 2011.

May 25, 2012 The Met critiques critics, Czechs conquer concerts and Zinman stays up late.

Greg Dulli at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City Wednesday night.

May 25, 2012 After a decade away, the band's songs of intense, complicated desire still lay our reality bare.

In this promotional image of the band James Farm, Joshua Redman is second from left, and Aaron Parks is to his left.

May 25, 2012 The saxophonist performs a piece by his contemporary — a practice much rarer than you might think.

Russia's singing group Buranovskiye Babushki hold their national flag as they celebrate making it through to the Eurovision final on May 22 with Moldova's entrant, Pasha Parfeny (left), and his dancers.

May 25, 2012 Six grandmothers, a half-Congolese Ukrainian singer and more are competing in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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The author in the pit.

May 24, 2012 Who listens to metal? Engineers and government employees who wear leather in 85-degree weather.

Phillip Phillips was crowned the winner of American Idol on Wednesday night.

May 24, 2012 American Idol crowned another guy alot like the guys they've been crowning for several seasons.

Joey Ramone: Weightlifter.

May 24, 2012 The singer left behind a number of song fragments, now collected and cleaned up on a new album.

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