Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 12:00am
Back in 1908, or so the legend goes, on the eve of the 26th edition of what had become an annual football game between Yale and Harvard, Crimson head coach Percy Haughton was looking for a way to motivate his players.
Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 12:00am
The last time Columbia faced Long Island University, Ben Nwachukwu and John Baumann dominated the paint, with the big men combining for 37 points and 20 rebounds in the Lions' blowout in Brooklyn.
This year, the game plan isn't expected to change.
Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 12:00am
The Columbia women's swimming team rebounded after consecutive Ivy League defeats last night, downing nonconference foe Fordham in the team's first meet at Uris Pool this season.
Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
It is risky to take an opera out of the context and reinvent it against its composer's intentions. With a fixed score and libretto, a creative attempt to change the setting of an opera can result in an anachronistic mush that leaves the audience befuddled.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
The main reason to see the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Rossini's beloved "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" can be boiled down to three words: Figaro, Figaro, Figaro.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
City has jumpstarted the holiday season with a revival of one of their finest, James Robinson's imaginative and high-concept 1998 production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
All the attention that's being lavished on the Metropolitan Opera has the unfortunate effect of dulling the luster of New York City Opera's season.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Being the second-oldest house on Broadway, the Hudson Theater has certainly seen its fair share of stardom and after-parties. But on Nov. 12 it hosted a very special party-a party that celebrated not one, but 99 new full-length pieces of musical theater.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
The contemporary art world chugs along day after day, opening after opening, auction after auction at a formidable pace. It's a miracle any of us can keep up.
