DETROIT—On Dec. 13, Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon joined two company staffers and guest musicologist Naomi André for a pre-show talk. Between the discussion points, Sharon’s interlocutors showered him with … » Read

The Center for American Rights (CAR), a conservative nonprofit law firm, is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its chairman Brendan Carr to strip broadcast licenses from NPR and PBS stations and award them instead to other … » Read

Patrons of the San Antonio Philharmonic, to say nothing of the ensemble’s musicians, must feel as if they are riding a wild roller coaster. A recent report that the orchestra was about to be evicted from its concert venue in the … » Read

LONDON—The new year looks set to open with a slew of original vocal albums. Take Brooklyn Serenade , an eclectic collection of songs from Zachary Wilder. Most people will know the silken-voiced tenor as an accomplished baroque music … » Read

A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) undertaken by the Labor peer Margaret Hodge has recommended that the agency take deliberate steps to overcome a “loss of respect and trust” among those it funds due to “perceived … » Read

Coincident with the release of its 2026 International Directory of the Performing Arts, Musical America has announced the winners of its annual awards. The Artist of the Year is pianist Emanuel Ax, with Gabriela Lena Frank tapped as Composer of … » Read

MILAN—By the time of his death five years ago, at age 91, Ennio Morricone had achieved unrivalled recognition in the world of film music, winning a long list of prizes for soundtracks including Cinema Paradiso, The Mission, and a series of … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has announced a partnership with the recently formed Ibero-American Network of Symphony Orchestras (RIOS), a 60-orchestra network comprised of ensembles from North, Central, and South America, and the Iberian … » Read

The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA) will collaborate with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera from July 29 to August 8, 2026 in a first-of-its-kind intensive summer program for aspiring high school vocalists. Under the direction of … » Read

LONDON—Aside from the orchestral forces, the new Royal Opera House Ariodante  retains two key elements from its 2020 concert performances during the pandemic. First, tenor Ed Lyon returns as Lurcanio, our hero’s brother; second, … » Read