Mr. Gelb’s tenure at the Met has brought a new “Carmen,” “Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Barber of Seville,” “Rigoletto,” “Cav/Pag” and “Ring” cycle. A new “Aida” is coming in a few seasons (starring Ms. Netrebko). The central repertory has been, for better and worse, almost entirely overhauled …

Photo Black Sabbath in “The End of the End.” Credit Ross Halphin/Showtime Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, sings swan songs on Showtime. And Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi film makes a timely case for good communication. What’s on TV BLACK SABBATH: THE END OF THE END (2017) 9 p.m. on Showtime. …

Photo The Theodore Roosevelt statue outside the American Museum of Natural History after protesters had splashed it with a red liquid. Credit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Protesters splattered red liquid onto the base of the bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside the American Museum of Natural History …

Photo Merce Cunningham performing his dance “Signals,” which will be staged by the Stephen Petronio Company for its fourth season of “Bloodlines.” Credit James Klosty “Bloodlines,” the Stephen Petronio Company series that revives works by titans of American postmodern dance, will return for a fourth season with a tribute to …

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos — and anything else that strikes them as intriguing. This week, Brian Eno and Kevin Shields join woozy forces, the R&B group Rhye returns and Sleigh Bells ditches the guitars. …

Photo Rosie O’Donnell during her run on ABC’s “The View.” Credit Lou Rocco/ABC Rosie O’Donnell will return to the stage in the New Group production of David Rabe’s “Good for Otto” this spring. She will join Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in a cast that, according to an announcement on …

Photo A walk through the Bronx Zoo’s Haunted Forest at “Boo at the Zoo.” Credit Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society ‘BOO AT THE ZOO’ AT THE BRONX, QUEENS AND PROSPECT PARK ZOOS Halloween promises a wild time, and few places do that better than those where wild creatures reside. Each …

Photo Dawn Hudson, chief executive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Credit Valerie Macon/Getty Images Nodding to critics who contend that the movie industry hasn’t done enough to fight sexual harassment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday that it would be establishing …

Photo “Rockstar” by Post Malone, right, is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a boost from a YouTube version of the track. Credit Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Universal Music The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers …

A simple stock-picking strategy based on buying companies that invest the most for growth will outperform the market, according to one top Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs recommended that investors buy stocks of companies that have high levels of spending on capital expenditures, R&D and acquisitions. “Investors have rewarded companies …