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A Bleak Tale, Colorfully Told
Aug 19, 2008
by Keith Clarke
The riches in Peter Eötvös’ new opera at Glyndebourne are solely in the score...Met Subscribers Still Angry at Gelb
Aug 19, 2008
A call for well-heeled patrons to change their wills to an organization that doesn’t have “attitude”...Wagner Competition Names Winners
Aug 19, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Contest owes its prestige to its judging panel of blue-ribbon Wagnerites...Vinyl Makes a Run for Your Money
Aug 19, 2008
Baby boomers prefer their golden oldies with their original pops and clicks...On B'way, Things Are Seldom
What They SeemAug 18, 2008
by Susan Elliott
The orchestra's in the basement, the percussionist's across the street, the conductor's on a monitor...An Unusual Museum for an Unusual Woman
Aug 18, 2008
by Jessica M. Pasko
2009 marks the Marcella Sembrich's birth; her home in the Adirondacks is now a museum...Strange Bedfellows,
Polished PerformancesAug 18, 2008
by David Mermelstein
Glass and Elgar show up on the same program at the Hollywood Bowl...A Mystic’s Musings, to Music
Aug 15, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
The text for “La Passion de Simone” is dense, turgid, enigmatic; Saariaho’s music may be worth the struggle...Singer Lashes Out Against Opera Australia
Aug 15, 2008
Claims it is sliding into "an abyss of mediocrity”...Bayreuth “Parsifal” a Mass of Mixed Messages
Aug 15, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Stefan Herheim’s production is part Biblical morality play, part deep psychological probe...In Santa Fe: “Billy Budd” Outshines “Falstaff”
Aug 15, 2008
by George Loomis
Two traditional stagings get mixed verdicts...A Wicked Tale for a Slow Summer’s Eve
Aug 14, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
With stimulating fare absent from the Salzburg Festival, a reviewer hits the road and finds a new, gruesome opera...Lincoln Center Exec Exits for San Franciso
Aug 14, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Strategic planner to take over orchestra's marketing, communications, education...“Mahagonny” as Art vs. Politics
Aug 14, 2008
by Patrick J. Smith
Tanglewood Fellows offer incisive interpretation of Weill-Brecht opera...LA Man Shoots Neighbor Over Loud Music
Aug 14, 2008
Sometimes the noise pollution just gets to be too much...Jazz Drummer Lee Young Dies
Aug 14, 2008
First black Hollywood studio musician, Nat "King" Cole's music director...Dallas Opera Takes a Different Tack
Aug 13, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Names maverick programmer as its new general director...Donald Erb Dies
Aug 13, 2008
Pioneering American composer known for his work with electronics, found objects...In Santa Fe: “Radamisto” as Semi-regieoper
Aug 13, 2008
by George Loomis
Whether David Alden’s new staging will appeal depends on your threshold for nonsense...New Name for Upcoming Sondheim Show
Aug 13, 2008
"Bounce" becomes "Road Show," after already having been "Wise Guys" and "Gold"...7-Year-Old Singer's Face Deemed Too Ugly
Aug 12, 2008
by Cara Anna
For Opening Ceremonies, Chinese official orders a new face to lip synch for the pretty voice...Something Is Missing in Vienna's New "Flute"
Aug 12, 2008
by George Jahn
Director Achim Freyer has made Sarastro less benign sorcerer than trite buffoon...'Maestro' -- The New Reality TV Show
Aug 12, 2008
Will neophyte celebrities conducting the Covent Garden orchestra help de-mystify classical music?...Rare Strad Cello Soon to Be Auctioned
Aug 12, 2008
Online auction house will sell the Amaryllis Fleming to the highest bidder...George Furth Dies
Aug 12, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Sondheim collaborator who wrote the book for "Company"...2008 Olympics Opening Ceremonies:
The Story Behind the MusicAug 11, 2008
by Ken Smith
An interview with Music Director Chen Qigang on creating last Friday's extravaganza...Netrebko Extends Her Pregnancy Leave
Aug 11, 2008
Due next month, she withdraws from all Met "Bohème" performances; returns in "Lucia" in late January...Two Major Gifts to Music Acad of the West
Aug 11, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
A land bequest and a $3 million donation to keep programming and facilities up-to-date...Fort Wayne Philharmonic Gets $10 Million
Aug 11, 2008
Local foundation gives four groups a major financial boost...Middle-aged Musical Resurfaces in the Park
Aug 8, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Sex, drugs and rock 'n'roll, 60s style, are alive and well in "Hair" revival...In Santa Fe: Saariaho and Mozart
Aug 8, 2008
by George Loomis
American premiere of “Adriana Mater,” tried-and-true “Figaro” both get first-class treatment...More on Sony's Purchase of Sony BMG
Aug 8, 2008
It's a bargain, considering how much the company's value has dropped in just two years...Tenor Works the Malls, Makes Big Bucks
Aug 8, 2008
Self-proclaimed "people's tenor" plays to UK shoppers and the cash flows easily...Last Fling in Munich
Aug 7, 2008
by George Loomis
Robert Carsen finds a solution to post-Prologue letdown in Staatsoper’s “Ariadne auf Naxos”...Houston Symphony Concertmaster Exits
Aug 7, 2008
In the job merely two years, after a two-year search to find her...Public Theater Names Executive Director
Aug 7, 2008
Successor to Mara Manus takes over Oct. 1...Google Launches Music Service in China
Aug 7, 2008
Downloading is free, since pirating is rampant in China anyway; ad revenues anticipated...Houston Ballet Plans New Building
Aug 7, 2008
Facility cater-corner to Wortham Center will house offices, studios, academy...A Concert “...Tito” in No Need of Props
Aug 6, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
At Mostly Mozart, a no-frills, but no less convincing, rendering under Edward Gardner...Baltimore Symphony Players Sign New Pact
Aug 6, 2008
Calls for an increase in both money and musicians over a three-year period...Buffalo Philharmonic Names Chorus Director
Aug 6, 2008
Director of Choral Programs at University of Toronto takes on a new gig...Woody Allen Anxious About Opera Debut
Aug 6, 2008
As the big day in Los Angeles approaches, he worries, "The opera is unlike the movies; they boo."..."Lost" Beatles Session Tape Sells for $20,000
Aug 6, 2008
30-minute reel uncovered in the attic of an anonymous music-industry figure...Nicola Rescigno Dies
Aug 5, 2008
by Alessandra Rizzo
Cofounder of both the Chicago Lyric and Dallas operas dies at age 92...In Bregenz: Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Aug 5, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Neglected Ernst Krenek works are brought to light, but without key ingredients...Bertelsmann and Sony Break Up
Aug 5, 2008
by George Frey
Short-lived relationship ends with Bertelsmann selling its 50-percent stake in Sony BMG to Sony...Glimmerglass’ Sort-of -Shakespeare Season
Aug 5, 2008
by Patrick J. Smith
Wagner adapts “Measure for Measure,” Bellini takes on “Romeo and Juliet”...Pianist Lou Teicher Dies at 83
Aug 5, 2008
Partner in 1960s-era piano duo with Art Ferrante; sold over 88 million recordings, played 5,200 concerts...Another Take on “King Roger”
Aug 4, 2008
by George Loomis
Valery Gergeiv and the Mariinsky's production compares favorably to the Stateside effort...“Not the Messiah” – Not So Funny
Aug 4, 2008
by David Mermelstein
Eric Idle’s latest effort comes to the Hollywood Bowl, courtesy of the LA Philharmonic...Alice Chalifoux Dies
Aug 4, 2008
Longtime principal harp of Cleveland Orchestra, only woman for many years...Suburban Atlanta Orchestra Shuts Down
Aug 4, 2008
Board elects not to go into deficit spending and so ceases operations...What Are They Smoking, in South Florida?
Aug 4, 2008
Concert Association's proposal to be managed by Arsht Center is way off course...Flooding Threatens Bayreuth Performance
Aug 1, 2008
Torrential downpour before "Siegfried" has workmen "pumping like mad" to empty flooded corridors...Organ Addict Rents Radio City Music Hall
Aug 1, 2008
by Ula Ilnytzky
Retiree pays $120,000 to concertize on the mighty Wurlitzer...Secrets Out for Beijing Olympics Opening
Aug 1, 2008
by Anita Chang
Footage from dress rehearsal shows up on S. Korean TV and on the Web; officials infuriated...Beijing Diary:
About Those Opening CeremoniesAug 1, 2008
Ken Smith on the performing arts in China; the first in a series...Vancouver Op Orchestra Signs Contract
Aug 1, 2008
A new system is in place for the next five years...Somewhat Mozart Opens its 42nd Season
Jul 31, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
And the theme, according to Linc Ink marketers, is "Loss and Transformation"...Arts Council England's Reputation Shot
Jul 31, 2008
Funding cuts last year resulted in "some of the most damaging publicity in its 60-year history"...Saskatoon Music Director Out
Jul 31, 2008
After suing six players for defamation, his relationship with the orchestra has been strained...NPR to Stream Newport Jazz and Folk Fests
Jul 31, 2008
by Eric Tucker
Will offer selected live concerts from next two weekends, then archive them for future listening...Boston Symphony Hall Pulls Up the Shades
Jul 31, 2008
Renovation includes restoring previously boarded-up windows...Alleged Offspring Claim Puccini as Grandad
Jul 30, 2008
Simonetta fighting them off, dragging the composer's darker side into the limelight...Bayreuth Live B'cast Deemed Big Success
Jul 30, 2008
First public viewing of Festspielhaus on outdoor screen draws nearly 40,000...'Guys & Dolls' Headed to B'way in 2009
Jul 30, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Just one in the sea of revivals, both currently on the boards and soon to come...Beware the Brass Section
Jul 30, 2008
Hearing loss in orchestral musicians is on the rise...“King Roger”: There Must Be a Better Way
Jul 29, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Two productions of Szymanowski works suggest concert performances might have been best...Philly Orch Cancels Festival Tour
Jul 29, 2008
Lack of sponsorship plus the weak dollar squelches prestigious visits...La Scala Workers Reject Contract Offer
Jul 29, 2008
This time, the opening of the 2008-09 season hangs in the balance...U of Missouri Conservatory Names Dean
Jul 29, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Kennesaw State University music department chair makes a move...Joe Beck Dies
Jul 29, 2008
Jazz/fusion guitarist voted MVP many times is dead at 62...Bayreuth Opens with the Usual Glitterati
Jul 28, 2008
by Wolfgang Huebner
Wolfgang's last as the man in charge. Finally....Poles Deny DNA Testing on Chopin's Heart
Jul 28, 2008
by Vanessa Gera
Scientists think he may have died of cystic fibrosis and are eager to check their theory...Norman Dello Joio Dead at 95
Jul 28, 2008
Composer who flaunted his "lyrical" bent...NY Phil Appoints Scholar-in-Residence
Jul 28, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Position named for Leonard Bernstein and established in 2005...Summng up the Columbus Symphony Saga
Jul 28, 2008
by Julie Carr Symth
It's actually pretty simple: no contract by Aug. 31, no orchestra....Wales Appoints a New Heritage Minister
Jul 25, 2008
Former teacher takes the cabinet position that oversees all arts funding...San Antonio Symphony Hires New CEO
Jul 25, 2008
Runner-up for the job five years ago gets the call...Baltimore Prepares for 'Dead' Symphony
Jul 25, 2008
by Ben Nuckols
Orchestra to give live premiere of 12-movement work based on Grateful Dead songs...Computer Geeks Beat Music Cos. -- Again
Jul 25, 2008
UK's efforts to monitor downloading spurs a tidal wave of sub-rosa alternatives...Serious Issues, Winsomely Addressed
Jul 24, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Laurie Anderson's messages in "Homeland" are disturbingly accurate...Bayreuth Hires a Stunt Man for 'Parsifal'
Jul 24, 2008
Wagner Festival, opening this weekend, attempts to move into the 21st century...Britain Proposes a Tax on Music Downloaders
Jul 24, 2008
ISPs would tax music users to combat the torrent of illegal downloading -- thought to be at 95%...Dallas Symphony Names New President
Jul 24, 2008
by Susan Elliott
New administrative head joins new music director for a clean slate in 08-09...The "Jimmie," a New Music Theater Award
Jul 24, 2008
by Dan Nephin
National musical theater competition for high schoolers sees it final rounds on B'way in June '09...Levine's Kidney Had a Malignant Growth
Jul 23, 2008
Early stage cancer is diagnosed, but officials say surgery took care of it...At Glyndebourne: Lemonade from Lemons
Jul 23, 2008
by Keith Clarke
Laurent Pelly's sparkly new staging of “Hänsel und Gretel” makes the effort, but to what end?...Bizarre “Czar” Gets His Way, as Usual
Jul 23, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
William Forsythe's 1988 work comes to Lincoln Center Festival via the Royal Ballet of Flanders...Philly Orch Paid President After He Left
Jul 23, 2008
Joseph Kluger paid a handsome consulting fee for two years after he exited...Minnesota Orchestra Cancels Concert
Jul 23, 2008
Looks to save $$ by withdrawing from Lake Harriet summer series...Domingo Brings “Luisa Fernanda” to Vienna
Jul 22, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Authentic zarzuela is yet another gift from opera’s distinguished energizer bunny...U of Minn. School of Music Gets New Head
Jul 22, 2008
by Susan Elliott
No. 2 man at Georgia State University moves up to No. 1 in Minnesota...Li Yuru, Legend of the Beijing Opera, Dies
Jul 22, 2008
One of the artform's great stars who sought to keep the tradition alive through her teaching...Happy Birthday, Leon Fleisher
Jul 21, 2008
As the pianist turns 80, his manager creates a way for colleagues to send best wishes...Ned Rorem Cancels 'Nemo' Project
Jul 21, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Pulls out of major project for Sarasota Opera; company seeks replacement composer...Pavarotti's Widow Speaks of Upcoming Film
Jul 21, 2008
Breaks her silence to address dispute over his will...'Not the Messiah' Travels Stateside
Jul 21, 2008
Eric Idle's latest features leaf blower, symphony orchestra and a 32-piece bagpipe band...Shreveport Musicians Take Huge Pay Cut
Jul 18, 2008
In a do-or-die bind, musicians sign individual contracts...Singer Jo Stafford Dies at Age 90
Jul 18, 2008
by Don Heckman
Classic stylist, GI favorite, known for her impeccable musicianship...Orchestra to Hold Public Auditions
Jul 18, 2008
Three finalists for Eugene, OR, music directorship to compete before audiences in September...Bilingual 'West Side Story' Headed to B'way
Jul 18, 2008
Bernstein-Sondheim classic will use full orchestra; run to open late winter 2009...The Reemergence of Zemlinsky’s “Mermaid”
Jul 17, 2008
by George Loomis
James Conlon continues his crusade for Nazi era composers with Aspen Festival Orchestra...Another Classical Music Critic Is Dismissed
Jul 17, 2008
Los Angeles Times now has but one full-time staff critic...Lincoln Center Unveils Visitor Center Plans
Jul 17, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Cafe, campus-wide box office included; new micro-park green space also planned...Lang Lang's NIne-foot Grand Up for Auction
Jul 17, 2008
by Martin Steinberg
Proceeds from the sale of rare red Steinway will go to China earthquake relief...Second Stage Theater Buys Helen Hayes
Jul 17, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Another non-profit company buys a Broadway house...Levine's Surgery Goes as Planned
Jul 16, 2008
Doctors declare the procedure a success...Columbus Board Offers to Fire Conductor
to Raise Players' SalariesJul 16, 2008
Board president says dismissing the music director for $$ is "the best offer we can make"...SUNY Purchase Arts Center Gets New Exec
Jul 16, 2008
Skirball Center head makes a move upstate...Letters: Credit for 'Passing Strange'
Jul 16, 2008
A successful Broadway musical's origins can be traced to Stanford University...Drummer Settles Suit for Hearing Damage
Jul 16, 2008
Three years of "Riverdance" leads to tinnitus and loss of a career...Welsh National Opera Names Music Director
Jul 15, 2008
33-year-old German conductor to take the reins in 2009...Glyndebourne Wins the Right to Go Green
Jul 15, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Granted permission to erect wind turbine over objections from local residents...Composer Goes Bankrupt Suing for Libel
Jul 15, 2008
Attempts to take his lost libel suit to a higher court foiled by lack of funds...Cleveland Orchestra Names Gen'l Manager
Jul 15, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Onetime executive director of the Berkeley Symphony...Rossini’s “Barber,” Freshly Scrubbed
Jul 14, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
New edition performed at Caramoor highlights differences in tone, texture and musical wit...“Romeo & Juliet,” Happily Ever After
Jul 14, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
The question is, do they actually live? Mark Morris isn't so sure....Seattle Symphony Picks Lead Concertmaster
Jul 14, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Gives the title to one of the current four but keeps the rotating model...Thomas Nee Dies
Jul 14, 2008
Co-founder of Minnesota Opera, longtime conductor of La Jolla Symphony...Seattle Music Critic Resurfaces on the Airwaves
Jul 14, 2008
You just can't keep a good woman down...Chicago Opera Theater Founder Dies
Jul 11, 2008
by John von Rhein
From a shoe-string operation in a high school auditorium to an important national company...American Boychoir Names New President
Jul 11, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Former Musical America staff member joins Princeton-based choir and school...Three Musicals to Close
Jul 11, 2008
by Susan Elliott
As the post-Tony, summer doldrums set in, producers look hard at the bottom line...'Damn Yankees' Is a Solid Triple
Jul 11, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
"Encores! Summer Stars" gets off to a good old start...What's Become of the Chicago Blues?
Jul 11, 2008
by Caryn Rousseau
The city once called the genre's capitol has gone mostly mainsteam...New York State Theater Gets $100 Million
Jul 10, 2008
New York City's wealthiest resident gives the venue's renovation a big leg-up...Meet the Composer Starts Magnum Opus 2
Jul 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Venture capitalist Kathryn Gould commissions ten more orchestral works...Jeffrey Kahane to Exit Colorado Symphony
Jul 10, 2008
A concern for his health, a desire to devote more time to the piano...“Springtime for Hitler and Austria”
Jul 10, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
German language version of hit musical “The Producers” captures an unlikely public...Thomas Adès’ Love Affair with Stravinsky
Jul 9, 2008
by Keith Clarke
New "Rake's Progress" production comes to Covent Garden...James Levine Cancels Summer Schedule
Jul 9, 2008
by Ronald Blum
Undergoing surgery to have a kidney removed; his Tanglewood season comes to an abrupt end...City Center Renovation a Moving Target
Jul 9, 2008
First it was 2007-08, then April 2009, then December 2009; resident dance troupes frustrated...Howard Shore's "The Fly" Never Soars
Jul 9, 2008
Paris opening impresses the audience, but not the critics...New Director for Gran Teatre del Liceu
Jul 8, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Historic house in Spain, one of Europe's largest, gets new CEO...Deutsche Oper am Rhein Names GMD
Jul 8, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Leipzig Opera conductor follows his mentor Chailly out the door...A Most Eccentric “Idomeneo” in Graz
Jul 8, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
A senior maestro gets his way, for better or for worse...EMI Appoints New Head of Music Division
Jul 7, 2008
by Robert Barr
Consumer goods chief trades in Clearasil and French's Mustard for the Beatles and Sir Simon...“Die Soldaten”– Attention Has Been Paid
Jul 7, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
Lincoln Center Festival does right by an opera once deemed unperformable...Opening Night at La Scala Cancelled
Jul 7, 2008
by Carlo Vitali
Workers call a strike, affecting first three performances, including tonight's...Joan Sutherland Hospitalized
Jul 7, 2008
Falls at her home, breaks both legs...Columbus Symphony Musicians Play On
Jul 7, 2008
Will mount two concerts this week and keep the proceeds; also going back to the bargaining table...Met’s HDTVs Break Even, Enlarge Market
Jul 7, 2008
But with copycats cropping up everywhere, the market is soon headed for a shakedown...Broadway Actors, Producers Come to Terms
Jul 4, 2008
by Deepti Hajela
Tentative agreement reached on new contract; the show(s) will go on...Letters: Gone But Not Forgotten
Jul 4, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel theater critic now covers classical music as well...Historic Capitol Studios Threatened
Jul 4, 2008
by Solvej Schou
Neighboring construction could affect unique subterranean echo chambers...Whither Withering Criticism?
Jul 3, 2008
by Justin Davidson
The slicing and dicing of American journalism is by no means limited to the arts...It's Strike Season in Milan Again
Jul 3, 2008
La Scala orchestra, chorus, designers say they may walk off the job...A Winning Formula, a Mixed Result
Jul 3, 2008
by Sarah Bryan Miller
Opera Theater of Saint Louis offered four works this season, most worth the effort, one not quite...Letters: Opera 'The Fly' Set in Proper Period
Jul 3, 2008
by Sedgwick Clark
AP author appears unaware of the film's history...'The Fly' Is Its Own Creature
Jul 2, 2008
by Angela Doland
New opera by Howard Shore and David Henry Hwang opens tonight in Paris...George Manahan Re-ups as NYC Opera's MD
Jul 2, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Some stability ensured through 2012, as company prepares to be Mortier-ized...Mozart’s “Zaide” as Anti-slavery Campaign
Jul 2, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
Director Peter Sellars has manipulated the singspiel to suit his own agenda...World War 2 Musical Set to Open in West End
Jul 2, 2008
"Imagine This" moves into the New London in November...Washington Post Hires Full-time Music Critic
Jul 1, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Bucking the national trend, newspaper makes classical music a priority...Vienna Mothballs Konwitschny’s “Don Carlos”
Jul 1, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Some call his work “Eurotrash.” This reviewer calls it brilliant....Heppner Takes on Siegfried
Jul 1, 2008
by Mike Silverman
His first performance, at Aix-en-Provence, is part work-in-progress, part triumph...Pavarotti's Estate Settled
Jul 1, 2008
Two families come to a "fair" agreement, despite rumours that older daughters had been cut out of his last will...Broadway Actors, Producers in Talks
Jul 1, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Contract expired Sunday night, but two sides optimistic...Edgar Vincent Has Died
Jun 30, 2008
by Anne Midgette
Press representative to the stars with old-world charm and wisdom, dead at 90...More Proof that Staatsoper Berlin Is Rudderless
Jun 30, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
New staging of “Il Turco in Italia” is miscast, lacks inspiration or wit...Cascade Music Festival Closes Unexpectedly
Jun 30, 2008
After 27 years, annual eight-day event in Bend, OR, calls it quits...Brooklyn Phil Gets $2.5 M for Education
Jun 30, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
New after-school program to be introduced at Brooklyn Junior High School 220...Leonard Pennario Dies
Jun 30, 2008
Pianist who collaborated with Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky dead at 83...Small-scale “La Rosinda” Outshines
Big-budget “Rinaldo'Jun 27, 2008
by Shirley Apthorp
Potsdam festival’s modest production far superior to Zurich Opera offering under William Christie...Classical Music Dead? Nah, Check YouTube!
Jun 27, 2008
by Norman Lebrecht
It's an invaluable research tool, a repository of some obscure, fascinating stuff...New Orchestra Festival Planned at Carnegie
Jun 27, 2008
Opus 3 Artists president hooks up with M.L.Falcone and Ojai Festival director...MDs Tell Mariss Jansons to Take It Easy
Jun 27, 2008
Heart arrhythmia keeps him at home for awhile...Canadian Opera Co. Taps Mortier's Right Hand
Jun 26, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Casting director of Paris Opera succeeds the late Richard Bradshaw...Miami Herald Drops Its Classical Critic
Jun 26, 2008
by Susan Elliott
It's an epidemic; another newspaper tosses one of its major assets...Bruce Coppock Steps Down from SPCO
Jun 26, 2008
Longtime president forced to retire due to illness...Pittsburgh Opera Names General Director
Jun 26, 2008
Artistic director promoted to oversee all operations...Bayreuth for Everyone, at a Price
Jun 25, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Katharina's controversial "Meistersinger" set for webcast in July...Komische Opera Director to Zurich Opera
Jun 25, 2008
Andreas Homoki makes an exit after raising his current house to "best of the year" status...Medici.tv Hits the Ground Running
Jun 25, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Just in time for the fuel crisis, festivals in Aspen, Verbier, Aix can be viewed from home...How Battleship Met Is Getting Turned Around
Jun 25, 2008
If it's all about marketing, top talent and building new audiences, the grande dame is looking fresher every day...Charles Wadsworth to Exit Spoleto Festival
Jun 24, 2008
Longtime chamber music director says he'll retire at the close of 2009 season...An Historic Theater Reopens in Munich
Jun 24, 2008
by George Loomis
The 18th-century Cuvilliés Theater, beautifully restored, hosts an ugly “Idomeneo”...Klaus Michael Grueber Dies
Jun 24, 2008
German theater, opera director dead at 67...Convention Operas Vastly Different,
Equally EffectiveJun 24, 2008
by Sarah Bryan Miller
Central City Opera offers “The Rape of Lucretia”; Opera Colorado mounts “Nixon in China”...Opera Australia's Top Producer Resigns
Jun 24, 2008
A milestone birthday, a desire to try something new...El Sistema Spreads to Prisons, British Schools
Jun 23, 2008
Hugely successful Venezuelan program being adapted for budding musicians of all ages...A Brilliant Dance Artist, a Brilliant Finale
Jun 23, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
Damian Woetzel’s star never faded, right up through his last NYC Ballet curtain call...'Summer Madness' in San Francisco
Jun 23, 2008
by Mike Silverman
Opera summer season gets underway as Dessay wows the crowd on the big screen in Giants' stadium...Margaret Kitchin Dies
Jun 23, 3008
Contemporary music champion who premiered works by Tippett, Sessions, Musgrave, others...Innovative Theater Company Closes
Jun 23, 2008
After 30 years, Twin Cities' Theatre de la Jeune Lune sells its venue, makes final exit...Huge Shift Looms for Italy's Opera Companies
Jun 20, 2008
by Carlo Vitali
Culture minister plans to divert funding from 14 cos. to a handful of big ones...Another Classical Critic's Job Bites the Dust
Jun 20, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Kansas City Star music critic gets hit with an "involuntary buy out" and so does his position...Opera Theater of Saint Louis Gets New GD
Jun 20, 2008
Staffer steps up to the plate as Charles MacKay heads to Santa Fe...Cedar Rapids Symphony Victim of the Floods
Jun 19, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Executive offices destroyed, theater sustains major damage...Sleeping Dogs Awakened at the Royal Ballet
Jun 19, 2008
In a just-released interview, late artistic director accuses Kenneth MacMillan's widow of sabotage...Is the Columbus Symphony Really Over?
Jun 19, 2008
by Janelle Gelfand
“When a city's orchestra folds, it cuts through the cultural infrastructure like a spring tornado."...Post-Tony Syndrome: 'Cry-Baby' to Close
Jun 19, 2008
Critics and audiences shed no tears; only the producers, for their failed investment...Debbie's Royal Return
Jun 19, 2008
Her performance in "Ariadne" revival draws some negative reviews from the British media...Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Names
New General DirectorJun 18, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Dominique Meyer is moving on to the Vienna Staatsoper; his replacement is announced...Al Vilar's Court Date Set for Sept. 8
Jun 18, 2008
Three years ago he was indicted, but his lavish lifestyle continues, thanks to friends in high places...Dudamel to Lead Israel Phil on U.S. Tour
Jun 18, 2008
Seven-city tour honors the Jewish state's 60th anniversary...Staatsoper Patrons Avoid Soccer Nights
Jun 18, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Lowest attendance of the season during UEFA matches; ballet cancelled...Performing Art Convention Covers the Bases
Jun 18, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Gathering of the 4,000-member clan addresses strategies to raise the profile of the arts...Opera America Picks a Brit as Chairman
Jun 17, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Former Chair of Opera Europa takes over...Mobile Opera Taps Artistic Director
Jun 17, 2008
Music director of two Kansas City organizations moves south...NY City Ballet Says Goodbye to Damian
Jun 17, 2008
by Jocelyn Noveck
A modern-day Terpsichore enters his final week with the company...More on Debbie's Black Dress Reconciliation
Jun 17, 2008
by Jill Lawless
Now that she's thinner, "It's nice to be able to play the pretty-girl parts."..."South Pacific" Sweeps the Tonys
Jun 16, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
Seven awards, including one to opera singer/Broadway debutant Paulo Szot...Temirkanov to Be Parma’s Next Music Director
Jun 16, 2008
by Carlo Vitali
Appointment announced in Rome as 2008 Verdi Festival programming unveiled...The Night Renée Fleming Didn’t Steal the Show
Jun 16, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Staatsoper’s new “Capriccio” is as cleverly staged as it is beautifully sung...Miami Symphony Taps Concertmaster
Jun 16, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Assistant concertmaster lands the gig after a two-year search...The American Musical Is Suddenly OK
Jun 13, 2008
by Anne Midgette
First “Camelot” at the NY Philharmonic, now “Show Boat” at Carnegie Hall...Bertelsmann Wants Out of Sony BMG
Jun 13, 2008
An ill-advised merger from Day 1...Express-News Music Writer Resigns
Jun 13, 2008
Hired a ghost-writer to pen his columns; also wrote for the Houston Chronicle...Musicians Union Sues 'American Idol'
Jun 13, 2008
Season-highlights shows cut out original soundtracks, replace them with new recordings...Celebrating the Puccini Dynasty
Jun 12, 2008
by Carlo Vitali
In researching Giacomo’s family history, two curious gems come to the surface...American Music Center Names New Chair
Jun 12, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Augusta Read Thomas moves to position of “Past Chair”...Toronto Symphony Gets $3.5 Million Gift
Jun 12, 2008
Largest in its history will go to endow the concertmaster's chair...Tis the Season: A Few Competition Results
Jun 12, 2008
Three contests for three different instruments come to a close...We're All in Colorado
Jun 11, 2008
by Susan Elliott
30 arts groups gather as National Performing Arts Convention gets underway in Denver...Danish National Symphony Names Exec
Jun 11, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Will oversee transition to orchestra's new Koncerthuset...Head of Music at Royal Scottish Acad Quits
Jun 10, 2008
"Shock resignation" leaves observers puzzled...Concertegebouw Names Executive Director
Jun 10, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Jan Willem Loot to retire after a ten-year run...Whatever Happened to Twyla Tharp?
Jun 10, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
If ABT's "Rabbit and Rogue" is any indication, she may have spent too much time on Broadway...Colorado Springs Phil Gets New Exec
Jun 10, 2008
His challenge from the board: Bring the next generation into the hall...Predicting the Tony Award Winners
Jun 10, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
A "Will Win" list vs. a "Should Win" list...Ojai Festival: Modernism in the Valley
Jun 9, 2008
by Keith Clarke
In 60 years, nothing’s changed; only the music breaks new ground...'Brokeback Mountain,' the Opera
Jun 9, 2008
Gerard Mortier's first commission for NYC Opera is of Charles Wuorinen. Big changes are ahead, indeed....Columbus Symphony Tries to Cancel Contract
Jun 9, 2008
Musicians union objects, turns to arbitration board...Welser-Möst to Stay with Cleveland thru 2018
Jun 9, 2008
Mixed notices notwithstanding, orchestra decides to keep him another ten years...LA Phil Download-only Recording Hits No. 1
Jun 6, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Dudamel's first outting with the orchestra arrives on classical chart one week after its release...Tunecore.com: The Alternative Record Label
Jun 6, 2008
by Jake Coyle
For 99 cents, Tunecore will put your latest composition on iTunes. So who needs a record label?...In Budapest: Golden Voices, Uneven Stagings
Jun 6, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
A new “Onegin” that tries too hard; a revived “Tosca” with chemistry to spare...Boston Symphony Names Principal Trombone
Jun 6, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Ronald Barron retires after 38 years with the orchestra...Sondheim's 'Bounce' Making a Comeback
Jun 6, 2008
Casting notice has it opening at the Public Theater in the fall...Summer Festival as Environmental Liability
Jun 5, 2008
by Brian Wise
With a few exceptions, notably Ojai, classical music festivals are partners in pollution...Edna Landau (Re)turns to Teaching
Jun 5, 2008
by Susan Elliott
Former IMG Artists senior VP/managing director joins Colburn School...Does 'Curtain Up' Mean Bottoms Up?
Jun 5, 2008
Recent reports of widespread substance abuse among classical musicians are off-the-mark...An 18th-Century Opera Buffa on Its Own Terms
Jun 5, 2008
by George Loomis
Jonathan Miller’s third iteration of Cimarosa’s “Il matrimonio segreto” opens at BAM..."A Chorus Line" Revival to Close
Jun 5, 2008
After a nearly two-year run, the second round of a Broadway classic shutters...Will Universal's New Mgmt. Division
Serve Its Artists?Jun 4, 2008
Does the artist manager work for the artist or for the record company?...Barenboim : Delayed Teatro Colon Restoration 'Irresponsible'
Jun 4, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Speaks out at Staatskapelle concert in Buenos Aires...Met Opera Hires SF Ballet General Manager
Jun 4, 2008
Leslie Koenig to return to New York after six-year tenure in San Francisco...Berlin Philharmonic Goes Home
Jun 4, 2008
Roof temporarily repaired since fire; auditorium left mostly unscathed...NEA Jazz Masters Announced
Jun 4, 2008
by Nicholas Beard
Class of 2009 has six, highly diverse honorees...Ozawa Cancels Rest of Season
Jun 3, 2008
by Larry L. Lash
Back problems return; withdraws from "Pique Dame," MCO tour...Muti Meets the (U.S.) Press
Jun 3, 2008
Covers all the bases on his first visit to Chicago since being named next CSO music director...Do Critics Really Matter?
Jun 3, 2008
As the EU ponders the practice of quoting reviews out of context, four London tastemakers wonder if it even matters...A Magical, Mystical Living Room
Jun 3, 2008
by Claudia La Rocco
Choreographer Susan Rethorst’s latest work premieres at Danspace Project...12 Hours of Exotic Musical Exploration
Jun 3, 2008
by Gail Wein
Now in its 21st year, the Bang on a Can Marathon retains its pioneering spirit...Berio, Restoring the Spirit of the Source
Jun 2, 2008
by Peter G. Davis
David Robertson, NY Philharmonic examine his rendering of Schubert’s Tenth...Toulouse Orchestra Promotes Sokhiev
Jun 2, 2008
by Frank Cadenhead
Graduates from the post of principal guest conductor and musical counselor...City Opera's Truncated 2008-09 Season
Jun 2, 2008
Concerts, film, lectures -- but no staged operas...Montreal Winner Is Audience's Pick, Too
Jun 2, 2008
by David Mermelstein
19-year-old Armenian also recognized for best reading of newly commissioned work...Chita Rivera, Reviving Kander and Ebb
Jun 2, 2008
by Michael Kuchwara
The leading lady is out for blood, in "The Visit"...
