The Park Avenue Armory would seem to have found the perfect match in British director Deborah Warner, who arrives this month to succeed the late Pierre Audi as artistic director. Known in her opera stagings to pull no punches and to take on the … » Read

John Luther Adams initially set out to be an environmental activist, but fairly soon concluded that a life devoted to art could matter just as much.  Today, he is one of the world’s most important living composers. His orchestral piece … » Read

William Powers is to be general director of Pittsburgh Opera beginning in July, at the conclusion of the current season. He succeeds Christopher Hahn, who last year announced his intention to retire after 18 years in the position. Powers is no … » Read

The New York-based Gibney Company has announced a five-year artistic partnership with Lucina Childs, to be resident choreographer from 2026 through 2030. The 85-year-old post-modern dancer and choreographer has worked with the company in the … » Read

Music lies at the core of Hildegard , the new opera that arrived in New York on January 9, the first of four PROTOTYPE Festival performances. Sarah Kirkland Snider, its composer, wrote the libretto with the aim of developing the music and text … » Read

Spoleto Festival USA, founded exactly 49 years ago as the Stateside version of Gian Carlo Menotti’s annual festival in Spoleto, Italy, will this year run May 22–June 7 with over 100 performances in a variety of genres, from chamber … » Read

Andrew Clements, classical music critic for The Guardian , died on Jan. 11 at age 75 after a long illness. He arrived at the newspaper in 1993 with a recommendation from pianist Alfred Brendel, who praised Clements’s deep understanding of … » Read

Great Britain, home to about 40,000 places of Christian worship and around 35,000 pipe organs, possesses a rich tradition of church organ music. It is, however, a tradition facing increasing threats. The relationship between the clergy and the … » Read

As previously reported , the Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday that it would exit The Kennedy Center, its home for the past 55 years. Since the Trump takeover, sales have dropped and donations dried up. In a social-media post … » Read

Clarinetist James Zimmermann is suing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) for alleged discriminatory refusal to hire him as principal clarinet. “Had Zimmermann not been a white male, particularly a white male who had previously expressed … » Read