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KenCen May Subsume Washington Opera
Jul 30, 2010
Center may move from being the company's landlord to its artistic and financial overseer...Detroit Symphony Musicians Cry Foul Play
Jul 30, 2010
With base pay of $95,000 and cuts on the horizon, they claim management isn't listening to their plight...'What Does Sita Look Like?'
Jul 30, 2010
by Rachel Straus
Pichet Klunchun Dance Company’s “Chui Chai”comes to Lincoln Center Festival...Mississippi Opera Names New Director
Jul 30, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
A man of many musical hats puts on yet another...Russian Ballet Co. Names Spanish Director
Jul 30, 2010
The last foreigner to lead a Russian dance troupe was Marius Petipa, in the 19th century...The Rebirth of the English “Voice”
Jul 29, 2010
by Georgia Rowe
Works by Elgar, Britten, Walton at the annual (soon to be semi-annual) Music@Menlo...Another Villazon Cancellation
Jul 29, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Last week Munich, this week Verbier...Manchester Camerata Names Leader
Jul 29, 2010
by Susan Elliott
24-year-old violinist takes first desk...CEO of $400M Texas Arts Center Quits
Jul 29, 2010
Winspear Opera House landlord escapes the heat...Whose Music Is It, Anyway?
Jul 29, 2010
Black guy attacks white guy for listening to rap; could be charged with hate crime...Mr. Ayers Goes to Washington
Jul 28, 2010
From skid row to the White House, a remarkable story just got more remarkable...A Not So Silent Woman Finds Her Voice
Jul 28, 2010
by George Loomis
Kent Nagano, Diana Damrau et al get Strauss’s “Die schweigsame Frau” well in hand at the Munich Opera...More on the Vienna Phil’s Women Issue
Jul 28, 2010
The boys are slow to hire women, but they aren't slow to fire them...Wigmore Hall Taps Ensemble in Residence
Jul 28, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Highly regarded group known for its commitment to contemporary work...Another Exit from Chicago Lyric
Jul 27, 2010
by Wynne Delacoma
First the general director, now the chorus master...Update on the Don Rosenberg Trial
Jul 27, 2010
Critic testifies that his editor's decision to remove him from his beat was "not independent"...Detroit Symphony Gets $1 Million
Jul 27, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Foundation grant to be distributed over four years, contingent on DSO solvency...Decca Gets Religion
Jul 27, 2010
Signs a flock of Benedictine nuns for chant recording...Who Puts Together Levine's Schedule?
Jul 27, 2010
For two weeks this fall, he is expected to bounce to and fro between Boston and NY; one day he is scheded to be in both...Letters: More on the Vienna Men's Club
Jul 26, 2010
The Philharmonic's women issue is far more complex (and arcane) than it appears...Where Bel Canto Meets Romanticism
Jul 26, 2010
by Mike Silverman
At Caramoor, Donizetti's "Maria di Rohan" presages things to come...Abstract, Intellectual, Somewhat Tedious
Jul 26, 2010
by Jordan Brown
For the unsuspecting cultural consumer, “La Porta Della Legge” can seem like artistic tyranny...An Unlikely but Successful Transition
Jul 26, 2010
The offspring of two opera singers, tenor Alek Shrader was determined to follow a different path...Bayreuth Fest Opens Sans Papa
Jul 26, 2010
Sunday's staging of "Lohengrin" launches 99th annual Wagner-athon...Vienna Philharmonic: Men's Club Forever
Jul 23, 2010
Austrian government cuts off funding for lack of gender equality; gives it to the orchestra's feeder organization instead...Sir Colin Davis Cancels August Concerts
Jul 22, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Cites health issues; BBC Proms affected, as well as European Union Youth Orchestra...Soccer Tragedy as "Melologue"
Jul 23, 2010
by Carlo Vitali
A bittersweet tale has its world premiere at Italy's Ravello Festival...Gov't Pledges to Speed Up Visa Process
Jul 23, 2010
Since 2001, the expense and paperwork for foreign artists coming to the U.S. has been nearly intolerable...More on Maazel's Millions
Jul 23, 2010
Maybe the Philharmonic paid him too much, but the Castleton Festival is another story...Thailand Revokes Mikhail Pletnev's Visa
Jul 22, 2010
Russian conductor faces deportation, even if rape charges against him are dropped...Peter Stein Withdraws from Met 'Boris'
Jul 22, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Director cites "personal reasons" for nixing his house debut...Anthony Rolfe Johnson Dies
Jul 22, 2010
British tenor, age 69, a victim of Alzheimer's...Is Riccardo Chailly Headed to Boston?
Jul 22, 2010
One notorious tongue-wagger says he is...Jane Eaglen Explains It All for You
Jul 22, 2010
At a masterclass in San Francisco, she reveals a unique technique for reaching the stratosphere -- and staying there...NYC Performing Arts Groups Get $11 M
Jul 21, 2010
Billionaire hedge-fund manager George Soros says the arts can drive a city's economy in the right direction...UK "Department of Fun" to Cut Staff
Jul 21, 2010
As the government slashes funding, Culture, Media and Sport department is among the hardest hit...St. Paul Chamber Orch Gets $1 Million
Jul 21, 2010
Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for commissioning new work, especially with non-classical partners...Legendary UK Presenter Still Going Strong
Jul 21, 2010
Oistrakh, Richter, Rostropovich, Nureyev -- Victor Hochhauser brought them all over...Broadway on Pennsylvania Ave.
Jul 21, 2010
Classical, jazz, Broadway are all getting a hearing at the Obama White House...UK Feminists Unhappy with BBC Proms
Jul 21, 2010
Way too few conductors and composers represented this season...Two Vivaldi Violin Sonatas Discovered
Jul 20, 2010
by Carlo Vitali
Found in London's Foundling Museum in a volume of keyboard arrangements...Barbican Names Programming Chief
Jul 20, 2010
A new position, necessitated by the artistic director's departure...Trinity Wall St. Taps Music Director
Jul 20, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Church names successor to Owen Burdick after two-year search...Pletnev's Day in Court
Jul 20, 2010
by Kinan Suchaovanich
Returns to Thailand for hearings in child molestation case against him...Shreveport Symphony Back in Business
Jul 20, 2010
Musicians, administration of 62-year-old orchestra find middle ground after a two-year hiatus...Boston Globe Advocates Levine's Removal
Jul 19, 2010
“If he’s not able to return to full strength in a reasonable time, he should resign."...Richard Harriman Dies
Jul 19, 2010
Presenter who enriched Kansas City with the performing arts...New York Phil Paid Its Top Dogs Top $$
Jul 19, 2010
Small wonder the orchestra has a record deficit...Streaming Site on Track for U.S. Launch
Jul 19, 2010
by Anthony Smith
With Naxos on board, Spotify offers plenty of classical music for download, free with ads...World's Oldest Opera Singer Dies
Jul 19, 2010
Cantonese Opera star Luo Pinchao, as listed in the Guinness World Records...Exporting Broadway: Big Biz, Big Bucks
Jul 19, 2010
In some cases, the tackier, the better...Honolulu Symphony Society
Accepts Players' "Resignation"Jul 16, 2010
Yet the musicians say they never resigned. What gives?...World Pays Tribute to Sir Charles
Jul 16, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Conductor who “lived and breathed music”...Critic Don Rosenberg's 'Mighty Bully Pulpit'
Jul 15, 2010
Cleveland Orchestra's attorney gets evangelical...SRO for Off-the-Wall, All-Senses Opera
Jul 16, 2010
by Keith Clarke
ENO and Punchdrunk take over disused office block, with smells and face masks for the audience...A Dance Artist like No Other
Jul 16, 2010
by Rachel Straus
Saburo Teshigawara’s "Miroku" comes to Lincoln Center Festival and defies all expectations...Sir Charles Mackerras Dies at 84
Jul 15, 2010
Maintained punishing schedule to the end...Domingo Will Sing Rigoletto
Jul 15, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Another baritone role for the Clark Kent of the opera world...Von Otter Urged to Abandon Israel Concerts
Jul 15, 2010
by Anthony Smith
Palestinian committee writes open letter...Orange County Register Kills Arts Blog
Jul 15, 2010
Not getting enough "traction," says the editor...Hilde Limondjian's Exit Intervew
Jul 15, 2010
Metropolitan Museum's concert and lectures director steps down after 41 years...A Retirement Home for Opera Singers
Jul 14, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Ronald Harwood's play "Quartet" hits home, with both comedy and pathos...Orchestras Urged To Go Green
Jul 14, 2010
New report investigates environmental sustainability...Osipova's Juliet Leaves Not a Dry Eye
Jul 14, 2010
by Jocelyn Noveck
ABT's guest artist turns in another astonishing performance...Hawaii Musicians File Grievance
Jul 14, 2010
Refuse management's "best and final" offer; claim bad faith bargaining...Plácido Roots for the Home Team
Jul 14, 2010
But no yelling from the stands, please...U.K. Orchestras to Offer Free Downloads
Jul 13, 2010
by Anthony Smith
Association of British Orchestras links up with iTunes to spread the gospel of classical music -- free...The Right Singer in the Right Opera
Jul 13, 2010
by George Loomis
Caramoor Festival’s Bel Canto series gets off to a promising start with “Norma”...Western Arts in China: Harder Than It Looks
Jul 13, 2010
It's a huge market, with multiple new theaters, but getting into it is no piece of cake...It’s Official: Singing Is Good for You
Jul 13, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
New study shows it boosts mental health and well-being...Who’s Afraid of Claus Guth’s “Tannhäuser?”
Jul 12, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
Viennese opera-goers, who apparently want to forget the events between 1938 and 1945...A Texas Showdown with AFM
Jul 12, 2010
Symphony orchestra musicians must choose between union and management if they want to keep playing...Encouraging Times for New Music
Jul 12, 2010
by Andrew Clark
And the U.S. leads the way...Rumor: Pierre Boulez Is Writing an Opera
Jul 12, 2010
If it's true, he certainly has a lot to live up to -- by his own standards of the genre...Seattle Media Interviews Its New Maestro
Jul 12, 2010
A relative unknown in his first music director job...Examining the New Music of the Dance
Jul 9, 2010
by Leslie Kandell
New York City Ballet's recent "Architecture of Dance" festival brought four new scores to life...Hong Kong Phil CEO Resigns
Jul 9, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Announces he'll exit just one year from when he began...Saint Louis Symphony Gets $2 Million
Jul 9, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Establishes chair in donor's name, honoring a member of the orchestra...Pletnev Returns to Russia After Arrest
Jul 9, 2010
by Jim Heintz
Thai officials allow him to leave for RNO tour; will return, flanked by lawyers...Glyndebourne Touring’s Music Director Debuts
Jul 9, 2010
by Anthony Smith
“Don Giovanni” hits the road...BBC Phil Names New Chief Conductor
Jul 8, 2010
by Anthony Smith
Will succeed Gianandrea Noseda in fall 2011...Nagano Explains His Munich Departure
Jul 8, 2010
Says he wishes to protect Staatsoper from harm resulting from a "personality debate"...Pletnev Calls His Arrest a 'Misunderstanding'
Jul 8, 2010
by Kinan Suchaovanich
Accused of raping a 14-year-old boy in Thailand...Lyric Opera GD Mason to Retire
Jul 8, 2010
by Susan Elliott
An affiliation that began over 50 years ago comes to an end in 2012...London’s New Arts Chief Takes a Bow
Jul 8, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Tells arts groups to hold their nerve...Robert Wilson Drains “Kát’a Kabanová”
Jul 7, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
Musically, however, this new Prague production is stunning...Good Start, Poor Finish at Glyndebourne
Jul 7, 2010
by Keith Clarke
New “Giovanni” fails to live up to opening promise...Cesare Siepi Dies
Jul 7, 2010
by Dionne Walker
Famed bass, Met Opera mainstay, dies at 87...Music Academy of the West Names Prez
Jul 7, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
A promotion from within...World’s Most Expensive Instrument for Sale
Jul 7, 2010
Bein & Fushi asking a cool $18 million for 1742 Guarneri...Mikhail Pletnev Reportedly Arrested
Jul 6, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Representative of Russian Nat'l Orchestra denies he is in custody for child pornography...Nagano to Exit Bayerishe Staatsoper
Jul 6, 2010
Move surprises industry, local media...Glittering Jewel in Ireland’s Cultural Crown
Jul 6, 2010
by Keith Clarke
15th West Cork Chamber Music Festival is a winner...One Woman's Journey, on a 'Genius' Grant
Jul 6, 2010
by Dana Schimmel
Jazz violinist Regina Carter's field research in Africa yields new album...Scotland’s New Arts Body Faces Challenges
Jul 6, 2010
By Phil Miller
Creative Scotland launched after a five-year wait...BBC Launches Proms Archive
Jul 5, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Searchable database covers 7,168 concerts since 1895...A Woodstock of the Downtown Music Scene
Jul 5, 2010
by Jordan Brown
Annual Bang on a Can Marathon offers urban, edgy fare in a cool environment...Mehta Leads Israel Phil in Protest Statement
Jul 5, 2010
Joins movement pressing for release of Israeli solider...U.K. Muslim Children Denied Music Lessons
Jul 5, 2010
Parents cite Mohammed's ban on "the use of musical instruments"...Summer Reading: The Piano in Literature
Jul 5, 2010
In many classics, the instrument is central to plot conflict and character revelation...Letter from France: Ludovic Who?
Jul 2, 2010
French music journalist writes that the Seattle Symphony's new music director is unknown in his native country...“Tough Decisions Ahead” – U.K. Arts Minister
Jul 2, 2010
by Richard Morrison
Arts should try harder for private funding...A Silver Lining to a Box Office Cloud
Jul 2, 2010
LA Opera's "Ring" lost many millions, but may have found a new opera public...Whose 'Les Mis' Is It?
Jul 2, 2010
New production produced by Cameron Mackintosh is awfully similar to the original by Trevor Nunn...San Antonio Arts Center Gets Big $$
Jul 2, 2010
Refurbished Municipal Auditorium named for donor; groundbreaking scheduled for summer 2011...The 'Other Bartoli'
Jul 1, 2010
by Carlo Vitali
Meet Marina Bartoli, MusicalAmerica.com's New Artist of the Month...Composer Disses BP Protesters as “Goons”
Jul 1, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Enters battle over arts sponsorship...Who Is This Lulu Person, Anyway?
Jul 1, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
Vienna’s stylish new “Lulu” looks divine, sounds great, but explains little...Now the Welsh Arts Council Wields the Axe
Jul 1, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Thirty-two groups left out in the cold...Rochester Phil Exec Takes Over in NJ
Jul 1, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Symphony in C, Alan Gilbert's alma mater, names new president...Newest Juilliard Quartet Member to Exit
Jun 30, 2010
by Susan Elliott
In the job just since September, he cites health issues as the reason; will return to Met Orchestra...Seattle Symphony Names Music Director
Jun 30, 2010
by Susan Elliott
And the new generation of conductors steps up to the plate...Domingo Berates Directors for Poor Casting
Jun 30, 2010
Anthony Brown
Attacks one-size-fits-all approach to singers...New NEA Study: 'How Technology
Influences Arts Participation'Jun 29, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
As it turns out, online audiences still want the real thing...Naxos Launches Blu-ray Audio Discs
Jun 29, 2010
by Anthony Brown
The budget label that could -- and did...The Incarcerated Whiffenpoofs
Jun 29, 2010
Young male singing group in a Scottish prison gives its first performance for friends and proud parents...LA Opera 'Ring' Not the City's First
Jun 29, 2010
Company's claims to the contrary, a German "Ring" production came through town in 1930...Keenlyside Adds Rigoletto at Welsh Nat'l Op
Jun 29, 2010
by Mike Silverman
Last week Terfel sang his first Hans Sachs at WNO, now its Keenlyside's turn to be a deb...Brussels “Macbeth” as Guessing Game
Jun 28, 2010
by George Loomis
Another new staging in which, one winning scene aside, the director leaves us scratching our heads...Naumburg Competition Winner Announced
Jun 28, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Only the second time a South Korean has won the piano competition...DEAG buys out U.K. promoter
Jun 28, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Raymond Gubbay relinquishes all share holdings...USA Ballet Competition Names Winners
Jun 28, 2010
by Emily Wagster Pettus
Top honors to dancers from China, Portugal and South Korea; U.S. gets just one bronze...U.S. Orchestras Vote for Change
Jun 28, 2010
By Andrew Adler
But not everyone is impressed...AFM Elects New President
Jun 25, 2010
Incumbent Tom Lee defeated; competing interests splinter the organization...NEA Honors Opera, Jazz Masters
Jun 25, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Recipients being announced this morning, live on the web...Bangor Symphony Names Music Director
Jun 25, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Film-score podium man takes on part-time orchestra...Anger at Welsh Nat'l Opera Lavish Spending
Jun 25, 2010
By Martin Shipton
Catering for the "Meistersinger" party alone must have cost thousands...Royal Scot. Nat'l Orch Taps Concertmaster
Jun 25, 2010
Part-time appointment after three-year search...Boston Lyric Opera Names Music Director
Jun 24, 2010
by Susan Elliott
British conductor increases his U.S. presence...Schermerhorn Center Repair Cost Escalates
Jun 24, 2010
Nashville Symphony CEO says costs are far higher than originally anticipated...The Riches of the Linc Inc Ballet Season
Jun 24, 2010
by Jocelyn Noveck
With Osipova leading the charge, NYC Ballet and ABT each have much to offer...Cancellation Causes Opera Fallout
Jun 24, 2010
By Diane Lederman
Trustee dissents as director drops “Don Giovanni”...U.K. Arts Face “Artistic Armageddon”
Jun 24, 2010
So declares the Master of the Queen's Music...O.T. St. Louis: The New Regime Steps Up
Jun 23, 2010
by Sarah Bryan Miller
"The Golden Ticket," in its premiere, is indeed golden...Netrebko Triumphs as Royal Opera’s Manon
Jun 23, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Winning co-production with the Met...Asians Dominate USA Ballet Competition
Jun 23, 2010
by Sheila Byrd
Heading into the final rounds, nearly half the 34 participants reside in Asian countries...Major Cuts for U.K. Culture Department
Jun 23, 2010
By Anthony Brown
Emergency budget warns of 25 per cent reduction...The Philippine Prison Philharmonic
Jun 23, 2010
by Teresa Cerojano
Inmates perform orchestral, choral concert...SF Symphony, Fresh Out of the Gate
Jun 22, 2010
by Georgia Rowe
Yuja Wang and MTT bring top-of-the-season energy to year's penultimate program...Classical Music Gets a Seat at the Table
Jun 22, 2010
by Susan Elliott
WNYC creates executive level post and appoints a new vice president of WQXR...Charitable Music Download Site Launched
Jun 22, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
“Feelgood downloads” are competitive with iTunes prices but offer do-gooder incentive...A Piano for Every New Yorker
Jun 22, 2010
by Sara Kugler Frazier
Two-week project positing the instruments on street corners brings out the best in everyone...City of London Launches Culture Strategy
Jun 22, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Final word from departing arts chief...A New Crossroads for Music Biz Dialog
Jun 21, 2010
by Ken Smith
First annual LIVE! Singapore conference seeks to bridge markets with similar goals, dissimilar practices...Another New Chief for Troubled EMI
Jun 21, 2010
by Anthony Brown
Executive chair quits after just three months in the job, major shake-up ensues...Al Fresco Meeting of the Modernists
Jun 21, 2010
by Brian Wise
George Benjamin celebrates Zappa and Varèse at annual Ojai Festival...U.K. Arts Council Wields the Axe
Jun 21, 2010
by Keith Clarke
$28 million slashed from arts budget...Jaime Laredo Gets a New Violin
Jun 21, 2010
Purchases an 18th-century Venetian Domenico Montagnana at auction at record price...“Benjamin Button” Without Brad Pitt
Jun 18, 2010
by Peter G. Davis
John Eaton’s latest “pocket opera” bows at Symphony Space, modestly...Esa-Pekka Remembers Ernest
Jun 18, 2010
At age 25, the Finnish conductor had never even heard the name Fleischmann when offered the music directorship of the LA Phil...U.K. Organ to Make a Major Comeback
Jun 18, 2010
Heritage Lottery Fund grant for Royal Festival Hall organ enables £2M overhaul...Osipova Attacked on the Street
Jun 18, 2010
Famed Russian ballerina mugged walking home after Lincoln Center performance...Jonathan Wolken Dies
Jun 18, 2010
Co-founder of the unique Pilobolus...Maureen Forrester Dies
Jun 17, 2010
Canadian contralto, spokesman for the arts, dead at 79...Met Opera's Financials Look Dim
Jun 17, 2010
by David B. Caruso and Verena Dobnik
Tax filings point to major losses, endowment dipping, ongoing increases in spending...Video Game Sales to Outpace Rec. Music's
Jun 17, 2010
Remember when listening to a recording was enough entertainment?...Glimmerglass Opera Gets a Name Change
Jun 17, 2010
by Susan Elliott
New leader for annual upstate New York event makes her plans known...Holender Reveals Rest of His Future CV
Jun 17, 2010
by Rebecca Schmid
Steps down from Staatsoper, steps up consulting...Staatsoper Head Says He'll Advise Met Opera
Jun 16, 2010
by Rebecca Schmid
Ioan Holender leaves Vienna this season, turns to Met for next two...German Radio Phil Taps New Maestro
Jun 16, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Young Brit who trained under Gergiev and Sinopoli...B.U.'s School of Fine Arts Picks Dean
Jun 16, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Succeeds interim, who's been in the job eight years...An AP Interview with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Jun 16, 2010
by Nelson Wyatt
His pursuit of conducting as a youngster "felt like a religious call."...Target Gives Minnesota Orch $5 Million
Jun 16, 2010
The requisite funds, and then some, to refurbish its 1974 hall...Levine Withdraws from Tanglewood Season
Jun 15, 2010
Recovery from back surgery continues as BSO is left to scramble again...At Aldeburgh: A Diva Disintegrates
Jun 15, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Berio’s “Recital 1” a brief but substantive preface to annual festival...Arne Nordheim Dies
Jun 15, 2010
Norway's foremost contemporary composer dead at 78...Alice Tully's Organ Comes Home
Jun 15, 2010
Reinstallation underway; expected to take about three weeks...Ernest Fleischmann Dies
Jun 14, 2010
Elder statesman who enlivened and enriched LA's classical music realm...Philly Orchestra Taps Music Director
Jun 13, 2010
A rising star who has led the group in only two programs is chosen over an old friend...Few Surprises at the Tony Awards
Jun 14, 2010
by Frazier Moore
Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Scarlett Johansson take major prizes...Regional Orchestras as Dinosaurs
Jun 14, 2010
As deficits mount, music directors quit and downloading increases, does live music in the 'hood still make sense?...Women Make the SF Opera 'Ring' Soar
Jun 14, 2010
by Mike Silverman
Nina Stemme sings her first ever Brünnhilde in "Die Walküre"...The 'Olympics of Dance' Gets Underway
Jun 14, 2010
by Shelia Byrd
USA International Ballet Competition begins two-week run in Mississippi...Cadaqués Conducting Comp Names Winner
Jun 11, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Former professional trombonist wins top prize...Performing Arts Center Gets $25M Boost
Jun 11, 2010
Neighboring city of Seattle hopes to have its own arts venue...Politics Creates Arts Chief in London
Jun 11, 2010
Mayor finally able to install his original choice for London chair of Arts Council England...Voigt a Natural as Girl of the Golden West
Jun 11, 2010
by Mike Silverman
New San Francisco Opera production shows her and the orchestra in a favorable light...Original Nettie Fowler Dies
Jun 11, 2010
Christine John Smith dead at 98...SF Opera Launches Summer Season
Jun 10, 2010
by Mike Silverman
Gounod's "Faust" delivered with competence but not much charisma...NY State Cuts Off Funding to Nonprofits
Jun 10, 2010
Government gridlock means social service agencies are flying blind...Marina Semyonova Dies
Jun 10, 2010
Bolshoi prima ballerina dead at 102..."Before Night Falls" as Opera
Jun 10, 2010
New work at Fort Worth Opera fails to live up to its dramatic potential...Music Biz Establishment a 'Sinking Ship'
Jun 10, 2010
Advice from Radiohead to aspiring rock stars...'Nabucco' on the Shores of the Dead Sea
Jun 9, 2010
Israel Opera stages week-long outdoor opera extravaganza...Stiff Competition in Montreal
Jun 9, 2010
by Dennis D. Rooney
Ninth annual contest focuses on violin this year...Post Recession Arts, Culture Giving Drops
Jun 9, 2010
That's the bad news; the good news is, it didn't drop as much as anticipated...Opera Training for Canadians -- in Italy
Jun 9, 2010
by Lauren La Rose
Full immersion for promising young talent through Center for Opera Studies in Italy, or COSI...LA 'Ring' a Box Office Disappointment
Jun 9, 2010
Richard Wagner is single-handedly pushing at least two major houses way into the red...Jack Beeson Dies
Jun 8, 2010
Prolific American composer, active to the last, dead at 88...Met's New 'Ring' Requires Stage Alterations
Jun 8, 2010
65-foot steel beams have been added to support Robert LePage's 45-ton set...At the Aspen Music Festival, Who's on First?
Jun 8, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Controversial CEO is in, board chair is out, music director is out...Of Teen Romances and Story Ballets
Jun 8, 2010
by Rachel Straus
Portions of Christopher Wheeldon’s new work for City Ballet are rewarding, but the plot is, well, not...Giuseppe Taddei Dies
Jun 8, 2010
Italian baritone, a late-bloomer on the Met stage, dead at 93...More Cancelled Concerts for Ozawa
Jun 7, 2010
Every other month, another cancellation; this time into December....Slatkin Tells His Side of the Story
Jun 7, 2010
Blames his debacle at the Met in April with "La Traviata" on Gheorghiu's "unprofessional" behavior...Laurie Anderson Goes to the Dogs
Jun 7, 2010
by Kristen Gelineau
Concert for canines at Sydney Opera House deemed a "howling" success...Berlin Staatsoper's Old Seats for Sale
Jun 7, 2010
For $62, you can buy a beat-up old chair and call it a collector's item...Proserpina's Loss of Innocence Explored
Jun 7, 2010
by Rebecca Schmid
Wolfgang Rihm's opera gets his first U.S. performance...Costa Pilavachi to Universal Classics
Jun 4, 2010
by Susan Elliott
On the heels of one exec's resignation comes another's appointment -- surely not coincidentally...James DePreist to Pasadena Symphony
Jun 4, 2010
Will serve as artistic advisor in wake of Jorge Mester's exit...Mozart: Jack of All Trades, Savory and Un
Jun 4, 2010
Why, he can even dissolve garbage!..."The Phantom" Hits High Schools
Jun 4, 2010
R&H Theatricals to lease it for performances by school and college casts...The Really New World Symphony
Jun 3, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Or, what happens when you put Michael Tilson Thomas and Frank Gehry in a room together...Rediscovered Barber in Montreal
Jun 3, 2010
by Dennis Rooney
Modern premiere of an early violin concerto’s finale highlights the annual chamber music festival...LA Opera Principals Make a 180
Jun 3, 2010
Two weeks ago, Achim Freyer's "Ring" was "dangerous" and "trying." Now it is "fantastic."...Benjamin Lees Dies
Jun 3, 2010
Composer with a long and fruitful career dies at 86...Canada's Copyright Act Provokes Debate
Jun 3, 2010
by Jonathan Montpetit
Provisions for updating current law highly controversial...Chris Roberts to Exit Universal Classics/Jazz
Jun 2, 2010
by Chris Roberts
President of 17 years leaving at end of the year...Russian Pianist Wins Queen Elisabeth Comp
Jun 2, 2010
Last year a violin competition, next year a vocal one...Teatro Colón: A Throwback to Another Era
Jun 2, 2010
by Ken Smith
Bohème opens in newly refurbished theater, a humble garret in an opulent palace...Cardiff Vocal Academy Closing
Jun 2, 2010
Program shutters after a mere three years...Acclaimed UK Organist Found Dead
Jun 2, 2010
Sources assume he took his own life...Sydney Opera House to Get $$ from Gov.
Jun 2, 2010
Reports of its impending death were greatly exaggerated...New Artist of the Month: Kyle Abraham
Jun 1, 2010
by Rachel Straus
Dancer/choreographer of chameleon charms...Spoleto Festival Music Director to Step Down
Jun 1, 2010
The longest-serving ever for Spoleto USA...A 'Tamerlano' That Tries Too Hard
Jun 1, 2010
by Carlo Vitali
The centerpiece of the Göttingen International Handel Festival...NSW Gov't Denies Opera House Danger
Jun 1, 2010
Stage machinery is due for an upgrade, but figure of $800m overstates the case...Sydney Opera House May Have to Close
May 31, 2010
Stage machinery deemed unsafe and in need of updating...Alan Gilbert Makes Le Grand Gesture
May 31, 2010
by Peter G. Davis
New York Philharmonic's "Le Grand Macabre" a success, for all the right reasons...Mark Malkovich Killed
May 31, 2010
Longtime director of Newport Music Festival dies in car crash...UCLA Live Exec Director Resigns
May 28, 2010
Multi-disciplinary performance series to change in ways untenable to him...Darci Kistler Prepares for Her Graceful Exit
May 28, 2010
A tribute to "Balanchine's last ballerina," who retires from performing next month...Chamber Presenter Names Artistic Director
May 28, 2010
UK's Orlando Consort leader to succeed Music in the Round's founder after 25 years...Margot Fonteyn, Would-be Revolutionary
May 28, 2010
by Sylvia Hui
Famed dancer plotted with Castro to overthrow Panama government...Profiling and Visa Denials Go Hand-in-Hand
May 28, 2010
African hip-hop duo denied entry to the U.K....Muti Plumbs Neapolitan Obscurity
May 27, 2010
by George Loomis
Salzburg Whitsun Festival focuses on his favorite pockets of the repertoire...Ransom Wilson's Parting Shots
May 27, 2010
Precedes final concert as UNC School of the Arts conductor with scathing comments...Met Museum's Concerts Director to Leave
May 27, 2010
Stepping down after some 40 years in the job...Spoleto Fest Set to Open
May 27, 2010
by Bruce Smith
Renovated Dock Street Theater reopens with "Flora," the western world's first ballad opera...Okies' Music Gets a Nod from Senate
May 27, 2010
Resolution to create an "Oklahoma Music Trail" passed in the state's capitol...Leonard Slatkin to Orchestre de Lyon
May 26, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Named music director starting in 2011...Anneliese Rothenberger Dies
May 26, 2010
German soprano whose heyday was in the 1960s...King's Singers Add a New Member
May 26, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
New bass succeeds Stephen Connolly...Chicago Lyric Looks Chic in Black
May 26, 2010
As for 22 of the past 23 years, company ends season without a deficit...UK Arts Cuts Fast Approaching
May 26, 2010
Dept. of Culture & Sport announces plans for across-the-board cuts; commentators ask tough questions...Did Jorge Mester Resign or Was He Fired?
May 25, 2010
The other side of the story emerges...A Thoroughly Gripping “Billy Budd”
May 25, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Britten work, directed by an opera debutant, opens the Glyndebourne Festival on a high note...Teatro Colon Reopens, $100M Later
May 25, 2010
A dicey makeover, to protect the legendary acoustics...Cinci Opera Hit with Cancellations
May 25, 2010
Originally scheduled "Meistersinger" cast is following Levine out the exit door...Broadway Numbers Reported for 2009-10
May 25, 2010
Slight decline from last season seen as statistically insignificant...Claudio Abbado Hospitalized
May 24, 2010
by Susan Elliott
His much-anticipated La Scala comeback will have to wait another year...Michael Kuchwara Dies
May 24, 2010
by Hillel Itale
Longtime AP theater critic dead at age 63...Charleston Symph Musicians Reject Offer
May 24, 2010
Offer is base pay of $3,600, annually...Good News from Afghanistan, for a Change
May 24, 2010
by Jerry Harmer
A music school in Kabul shares many of El Sistima's characterstics...13-year-old Brings Gershwin to Baghdad
May 24, 2010
by Barbara Surk
Juilliard whiz kid is soloist with the Iraqi National Symphony...Young Audiences Names Executive Director
May 21, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Former Met Opera Guild managing director...Matthew Epstein Exits CAMI
May 21, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Former power broker in the opera world declines to renew his contract...A Tale of Two Toscas
May 21, 2010
by Keith Clarke
One directs, the other sings, in ENO’s new production...Midori Gets KenCen Gold Medal
May 21, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
One of four to be honored next week in Tokyo...Mortier Paid $400,000 to Leave NYCity Opera
May 20, 2010
Belgian impresario who resigned from the top post before he ever took it, received salary and severance...Changes at Handel Festival Göttingen
May 20, 2010
by Susan Elliott
New intendant, new artistic director named...Guangzhou Opera House:
The Tree Fell, but Who Knew?May 20, 2010
by Ken Smith
Poor planning, lack of attention to detail works against new, potentially world-class venue...Future of Opera in Italy Very Dim
May 20, 2010
La Scala will survive the cuts, but some of the 13 other companies may not...UK Arts Groups to Get More Lottery Funds
May 20, 2010
New culture secretary promises that the arts will not be treated as a "soft target"...The Earthquake: 8.8. The Opera: 10.0.
May 19, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Chile’s Teatro Municipal de Santiago opens its season in an improvised venue, and it does so with class...They're All Exhausted
May 19, 2010
Arts administrators are heading for the exit doors, says Michael Kaiser...Yvonne Loriod Dies
May 19, 2010
Brilliant pianist; Olivier Messiaen's muse, wife, interpreter...Kennedy(s) Tribute Bows in Boston
May 19, 2010
by Bob Salsberg
Pops commissions new work with all-star narrators to celebrate its 125th anniversary...NEC Beefs Up Its Opera Program
May 19, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Announces a new opera studies department, to be headed by conductor Stephen Lord...Keith Warner to Head Royal Danish Opera
May 18, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Company characterizes his appointment as a "scoop"...Mester Exits Pasadena Symphony
May 18, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Contract negotiations unsuccessful; 25-year tenure ends abruptly...Backstage at Mission Control , LA Opera
May 18, 2010
Pulling off Achim Freyer’s staging of "Götterdämmerung" is a study in organized chaos...Arts Orgs Get $$ from Court Settlement
May 18, 2010
Music groups benefit from CD price-fixing agreement..."Spring" Fest Announces 2012 Orchestras
May 18, 2012
New Carnegie Hall event also names changes to 2011; Atlanta Symphony withdraws...Carl St. Clair Exits Komische Oper Early
May 17, 2010
Company cites "artistic differences"; he cites regietheater...Small Non-profits May Lose Tax Exemption
May 17, 2010
by Molly Hottle
An estimated 214,000 aren't aware of a new tax filing due today...Stefanos Lazaridis Dies
May 17, 2010
ENO's frequent stage designer, known for the stark, the contemporary...Polar Music Prize Awardees Announced
May 17, 2010
An Italian composer/conductor and an Icelandic singer/songwriter recognized by Swedish music foundation...David Randolph Dies
May 17, 2010
Longtime director of the Masterwork Chorus dead at 95...Czech Phil Refuses to Perform at Home
May 14, 2010
Files criminal complaint against Czech Culture Minister, its former intendant...LA Opera 'Ring' Principals Go Public
May 14, 2010
"The most dangerous stage I've been on in my entire career."...Classical Brits Tap Dame Kiri
May 14, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Pope's recording of hymns nominated for Album of the Year...LA Phil Donates $$ to Nashville Symphony
May 14, 2010
Performs in Nashville tomorrow with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudent...When the Maestro Gets Abusive
May 13, 2010
Conductor tells his musicians to get out if they don't like what he has to say...An El Sistema Primer
May 13, 2010
by Richard S. Ginell
LA Phil hosts symposium, Dudamel works with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA)...Another Opinion on Gelb and the Met
May 13, 2010
The subject du jour...Dudamel and LA: How are They Doing?
May 13, 2010
Recent concerts in San Francisco leave one critic in a quandary...Opera Impresaria with a Social Conscience
May 13, 2010
Wasfi Kani divides her time between staging operas in prison and giving the lofty Glyndebourne a run for its money...Was that “Delusion,” or “Depression”?
May 12, 2010
by Georgia Rowe
Laurie Anderson’s latest work ricochets artfully between the two...Royal Phil Society Presents Awards for 09
May 12, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Philharmonia Orchestra and the late tenor Philip Langridge among those honored...Stanford Breaks Ground for New Venue
May 12, 2010
Stanford Lively Arts will have its own, 844-seat concert hall...Seattle School Wins Jazz at Linc Ctr. Prize
May 12, 2010
Three days of play-offs among 15 high school bands concludes...Julie Andrews Concert Angers Some Fans
May 12, 2010
“A theatrically tragic spectacle"...Ratmansky Sidesteps His Own Strengths
May 11, 2010
by Rachel Straus
NYC Ballet premieres “Nomouna, a Grand Divertissement”...North Carolina Musicians Agree to Cuts
May 11, 2010
Orchestra anticipates breaking even in fiscal 2010 for the first time in several years...Villazón: A Tragedy Unfolds
May 11, 2010
by Hugh Canning
"The big question for the opera business: how has this calamity come to pass?"...EMI Music Avoids Foreclosure by Bank
May 11, 2010
Private equity firm Terra Firma raises enough cash to keep the banks at bay -- for now...Not a Bio-opera After All
May 11, 2010
by George Loomis
Daron Aric Hagen’s “Amelia” opens in Seattle...Lena Horne Dies at 92
May 10, 2010
by Verena Dobnik
Singer, actress, early activist. "Being black made me understand."...Met Opera Ends the Season on a High Note
May 10, 2010
by Peter G. Davis
Fabio Luisi’s “Lulu,” notably different than Levine’s, turns out to be a must-see...In Praise of CSO Prez Deborah Rutter
May 10, 2010
She wooed Muti and Ma and turned the orchestra's fortunes around, and she ain't done yet...Cinci Music Hall Names Renovation Architects
May 10, 2010
Construction start date for $100 million project is pushed back...LA Phil’s “Americas & Americans” Festival
May 10, 2010
by David Mermelstein
Dudamel’s three concerts are a mixed bag, programmatically and critically...Julie Andrews with Orchestra, without Voice
May 10, 2010
Now an alto with a limited range, she appears with the Royal Philharmonic...Dudamel Injured, but the Show Goes On
May 7, 2010
by David Mermelstein
On the eve of his first U.S.tour with the Philharmonic, sustains injury on the podium...Gilmore Winner Shows His Stripes
May 7, 2010
by George Loomis
International Keyboard Festival's centerpiece recital...Giulietta Simionato Dies
May 7, 2010
Legendary Italian mezzo-soprano...Opera in Italy Silenced
May 7, 2010
by Colleen Barry
Workers stage wildcat strikes as government orders major belt tightening...Santa Fe Names Chief Conductor
May 6, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Last season's success yields a permanent relationship...80,000 BBC Proms Tix Sold on First Day
May 6, 2010
New web ticketing system deemed a major success...Kansas City Symphony Principal Vln to Exit
May 6, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Leaves concertmaster post to join her spouse in Scotland...Hits and Misses at NYC Opera’s Vox Series
May 6, 2010
by Leslie Kandell
Listening to the voices of the future in one five-hour, five-opera night...Boston Pops Popping Less These Days
May 6, 2010
What was once known as "America's orchestra" is finding it harder to compete...KenCen Arts Management Inst. Gets $22.5 M
May 5, 2010
by Susan Elliott
With the stipulation that Michael Kaiser continue as its head through 2017...Court Rules Against Milwaukee Symphony
May 5, 2010
Ticket sales are to be taxed; ruling has major implications for the industry...Italy's Opera Houses in Turmoil
May 5, 2010
Government cutbacks in funding lead to labor strife; performances, including Domingo's Boccanegra, canceled...Detroit Symphony Names Executive VP
May 5, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Industry veteran takes new top leadership position...Minnesota Opera Postpones Premiere
May 5, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Highlight of next season, its 50th-anniversary, deemed not ready after workshop...Schermerhorn Symphony Center Flooded
May 4, 2010
Nashville Symphony concerts canceled; basement sits in eight feet of water...Covent Garden “Aida”: Big Fuss, Little Impact
May 4, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Much grandstanding in David McVicar’s new production...And the Nominees Are...
May 4, 2010
by Michael Kuchwara
Tony nominations announced after yesterday's grueling five-hour session among the 27 nominators...Does Ivo Pogorelich Dislike Chopin?
May 4, 2010
by David Patrick Stearns
Or is it for the listening public that he holds such contempt?...Met Breaks Its Own Record for HD Tix
May 4, 2010
Reaches 2.2 million, up 400,000 from last season...AP Interviews Rufus Wainwright
May 4, 2010
by Stan Watson
"They find it sacrilegious to try and make something that people can hum."...Operalia Competition Winners Announced
May 3, 2010
by Colleen Barry
With Domingo's blessing, two young singers launch major careers last night at La Scala...A Fool’s Errand, Deftly Handled
May 3, 2010
by David Mermelstein
Jake Heggie's "Moby Dick" opens in Dallas...New Artist of the Month: Baritone Quinn Kelsey
May 3, 2010
by Howard Kissel
Segal Award winner is headed for a major career...Drama Critics Snub New B'way Musicals
May 3, 2010
No award this year for Best New Musical; Lincoln Center Fest receives special citation...Flicka’s Fond New York Farewells
May 3, 2010
By George Loomis
A long and fruitful career is feted in a farewell recital and tribute...Aspen Fest Votes No Confidence in CEO
Apr 30, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Venerable festival struggles to stay whole as opening day fast approaches...Gergiev and the Phil Take on 'Oedipus Rex'
Apr 30, 2010
by Peter G. Davis
Orchestra emphasizes Stravinsky's Russian-ness, but the conductor is a proud Ossetian...John Luther Adams Wins Nemmers Prize
Apr 30, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Prestigious award worth $100,000 goes to Alaska composer...Jonas Kaufmann Triumphs in Met 'Carmen'
Apr 30, 2010
by Mike Silverman
The season draws to a close not with a whimper but a bang...Indiana University Pipe Organ Debuts
Apr 30, 2010
Live on the web tonight -- all 4,000 pipes' worth...Letters: Overbooked or Misunderstood?
Apr 29, 2010
Conductor's manager takes exception to our story about François-Xavier Roth's appointment to SWR Freiburg...Alvin Ailey Troupe Names Artistic Director
Apr 29, 2010
Outside choreographer to succeed Judith Jamison in 2011...Cavalli Finally Comes to Chicago
Apr 29, 2010
by Wynne Delacoma
Chicago Opera Theater’s production of “Giasone” is pure delight...In Aspen: Classical Music Resists Change
Apr 29, 2010
by Anne Midgette
Are we so routed in tradition that the very thought of change creates discord?...Impact of the Volcano's Fury on U.K. Arts
Apr 29, 2010
Is there any sector of the economy that wasn't affected?...Chief Stage Manager at the Met Opera Dies
Apr 28, 2010
Thomas H. Connell, production stage manager of three decades, dead at 67...Aspen Festival Pulls Rabbits Out of Hats
Apr 28, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Announces new conductor roster for the season, just two weeks after Zinman’s exit...Met Opera Taps Fabio Luisi
Apr 28, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Having exited his Dresden State Opera post early, he is now the Met's principal guest conductor...NY Phil Kicks Off Stravinsky Festival
Apr 28, 2010
by George Loomis
With Gergiev on the podium, is there any other Stravinsky than the Russian Stravinsky?...Met Dipped Into Restricted Endowment in 09
Apr 28, 2010
Board and donors have been silent on the issue...Young Vic & ENO Cook Up Another Winner
Apr 27, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Fiona Shaw’s new production of Hans Werner Henze’s “Elegy for Young Lovers” is all fire and ice...Showdown Vote Scheduled for Aspen Fest
Apr 27, 2010
Music director search underway; opportunity to express "no confidence" in current CEO publicized...Voigt Saves Met 'Dutchman'
Apr 27, 2010
by Ronald Blum
Revival unremarkable save for her contribution...Gene Lees Dies
Apr 27, 2010
Noted jazz historian, critic, commentator, author...A Colleague Remembered
Apr 26, 2010
by Sedgwick Clark
Love him or hate him, there was never any question as to Alan Rich's absolute passion for music...Alan Rich Dies
Apr 26, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Veteran music critic dead at 85...Kurt Masur Falls Off the Podium
Apr 26, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Shaken but reportedly unhurt by the incident...Liège Orch Music Director Overbooked?
Apr 26, 2010
by Frank Cadenhead
As François-Xavier Roth takes on yet another post, his Belgian band cries 'betrayed!'...Wiener Staatsoper’s Revolving Door
Apr 26, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
"Carmen," a season highlight, has been hit with an acute case of cancelitis...Blockbusters Launch BBC Proms Season
Apr 23, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Mahler Eighth, “Meistersinger” and “Simon Boccanegra” for starters...Arthur Winograd Dies at 90
Apr 23, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Founding cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet...Celebrating Falla's Flamenco Pantomime
Apr 23, 2010
by George Loomis
“El Corregidor y la Molinera” -- precursor to “The Three-Cornered Hat”...Yamaha Scholars to Give Anniversary Concerts
Apr 23, 2010
by Richard Green
European scheme has granted 850 scholarships in 20 years...Another 'Hit' for EMI
Apr 23, 2010
Paul McCartney takes his business elsewhere as company struggles to stay afloat...Wales Millennium Center Names New Chief
Apr 22, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Barbican’s commercial director steps up...EMI Classics Boss to Royal College of Music
Apr 22, 2010
New artistic director post created...'‘Der Freischütz’': Why All the Fuss?
Apr 22, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
Theater an der Wien's new production has all the key musical ingredients, but still...Met Opera Presents Beverly Sills Artist Award
Apr 22, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
An "extraordinarily gifted" young soprano gets $50,000...Critical Reaction to New Philip Glass Piece
Apr 22, 2010
A comparison to chewing gum...Mariss Jansons Missing Performances
Apr 21, 2012
Surgery for undisclosed ailment keeps him off his feet until June; extends contract in Munich...City of Birmingham Symphony Marks 90th
Apr 21, 2010
by Keith Clarke
First Mahler cycle for city...New Chief for Mesa Arts and Culture
Apr 21, 2010
Executive from Flint, MI Cultural Center moves to warmer climes...Concert Biz Continues to Scramble
Apr 21, 2010
Icelandic volcano ash clouds are dissipating, not so the cancellations and replacements...U.K. Music Teacher Earnings Revealed
Apr 21, 2010
by Anthony Smith
Incorporated Society of Musicians sets price...Shame on You, Georgia Politicos--UPDATE
Apr 20, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Critic's Notebook: Red Neck mentality rules as House votes to eliminate State Arts Council...Maverick Composer Surprise Hit For London
Apr 20, 2010
Complete Varèse is a storm (all three hours of it)...“La Commedia,”sans Visuals
Apr 20, 2010
by George Loomis
Andriessen's plotline is difficult to decipher but the score is worth the effort...Scottish Orchestras Riding High
Apr 20, 2010
Major changes for Glasgow programming emphasize home ensembles and contemporary music...Stiff Challenges for the Philly Orch
Apr 20, 2010
Two candidates said to be favorites in music director search...NY Phil’s “Contact”: Back to the Ghetto?
Apr 19, 2010
by Jordan Brown
New music concerts run off-campus, while old music concerts continue at home...Double Award for Bychkov’s “Lohengrin”
Apr 19, 2010
by Keith Clarke
Public vote decides BBC Music Magazine winners...More Strife for EMI
Apr 19, 2010
Struggling firm to impose further job cuts...English Nat’l Opera Takes a Leap of Faith
Apr 16, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Ten new productions in 2010-11, including one by film director Terry Gilliam, of Monty Python fame...Met’s New “Tosca” Returns, with New Faces
Apr 16, 2010
by George Loomis
This time around, Bondy’s production seems less objectionable; the cast is the thing...Richard Tucker Award Winner Announced
Apr 16, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Met newcomer walks away with $30,000...An Opera House for Algiers
Apr 16, 2010
China to build it, at a cost of $43 million...Baritone Bill Walker Dies
Apr 16, 2010
Sang with the Met; credited with rescuing the Fort Worth Opera...Cambreling to Württemberg Staatsoper
Apr 15, 2010
by Frank Cadenhead
Also takes over Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra this month...Georgia Council for the Arts Endangered
Apr 15, 2010
House of Representatives votes to eliminate its $17.8 million allocation...Academy of Arts & Letters' Class of 2010
Apr 15, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
James Levine gets some good news, for a change...Honolulu Symphony Bankruptcy Plan Delayed
Apr 15, 2010
Judge calls musicians and management "a mutual firing squad"; sets new deadline...New Music at Merkin Hall
Apr 15, 2010
by Christian Carey
Washington Square Contemporary Music Society showcases new Sirota work...Philadelphia Orch Names Senior Staff
Apr 14, 2010
Orchestra's new CEO begins to make her strategic moves...Lincoln Center Young Artists Lauded
Apr 14, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Martin E. Segal Awards presentation turns out to be far more than speeches and photo ops...Fleming Meets Rossini via Zimmerman
Apr 14, 2010
by Peter G. Davis
Met’s new “Armida” has all the ingredients – for a long night at the opera...Berkeley Opera Revives 'The Tender Land'
Apr 14, 2010
by Georgia Rowe
Its relative obscurity remains one of the great mysteries of 20th-century music...Plácido Settles Back in the Saddle, Happily
Apr 14, 2010
by Colleen Barry
Next up: Six rounds of Boccanegra...CAMI Lays Off Employees
Apr 13, 2010
by Susan Elliott
One VP out, plus a number of administrative staffers...The Andriessen Celebration Begins
Apr 13, 2010
by Leslie Kandell
Protégés and mentor highlighted by the American Composers Orchestra...Pulitzer Drama Chair Lashes Out
Apr 13, 2010
"Though I'm not at liberty to disclose anything about our private deliberations, I haven't signed a gag order"...Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
Apr 13, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Jennifer Higdon for music; "Next to Normal" for drama; Sarah Kaufman for criticism...Minnesota Orchestra Spiffs Up Its Hall
Apr 13, 2010
$40 million renovation/expansion announced...In Los Angeles, a Companion to the “Ring”
Apr 12, 2010
by David Mermelstein
The LA Opera recovers the voice of Franz Schreker, with “Die Gezeichneten”...“Anyone Can Whistle,” Briefly
Apr 12, 2010
by Howard Kissel
Encores! presents a dazzling concert version of an intriguing Sondheim artifact...Dallas Symphony Concertmaster to Exit
Apr 12, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
After 25 years in the hot seat, he wants to devote more time to teaching...Wolfgang Wagner Remembered
Apr 12, 2010
Christian Thielemann conducts opera excerpts in Bayreuth...David Zinman Quits Aspen Music Festival
Apr 11, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Festival's music director breaks current contract as negotiations for the next one are underway...Ozawa Cancels More Concerts
Apr 9, 2010
Out of commission for the rest of the summer as he continues cancer treatments...The Addams Family Lite
Apr 9, 2010
by David Rooney
New musical opens up the family's dark, creepy world so far as to almost normalize it...Edo de Waart Takes Yet Another Post
Apr 9, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Out of Hong Kong, into Belgium...Glimmerglass Names General Manager
Apr 9, 2010
by Nicolas Beard
Characterized as "onsite liaison" for new general and artistic director...A Better Idea on Paper Than in Execution
Apr 9, 2010
by Georgia Rowe
”Spring Awakening” composer performs his new “song cycle” with the San Francisco Symphony...Traditional Rep, A-Traditional Context
Apr 8, 2010
by Wynne Delacoma
Chicago’s Fifth House Ensemble explores the Black Plague of 1665...Dallas Opera Names General Director
Apr 8, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Former COO of San Francisco Opera, current CEO of sheet-music company...Graciela Perez Grillo Dies
Apr 8, 2010
Afro-Cuban music pioneer, member of all-woman Orquestra Anacaona, dead at 94...Coming Soon to a Theater Near Year
Apr 8, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Suddenly, Broadway is alive again, with the sound of mostly familiar music...B'way Run of 'Phantom' Sequel Delayed
Apr 8, 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been told no "long-haul flights" until he recovers completely from cancer surgery..."Levine's BSO Future May Be in Doubt"
Apr 7, 2010
Local media report he has no signed contract with the orchestra...Atlanta Symphony Names New President
Apr 7, 2010
by Susan Elliott
A contender from (way) outside the orchestra world...Berlin Staatsoper Changing Venues
Apr 7, 2010
by Verena Schmitt-Roschmann
Company to move to a smaller theater for three years while its home is being renovated...Composer Portrait: The Eye of the Storm
Apr 7, 2010
by Christian Carey
Helmut Lachenmann turns inward, uses extended techniques to reflect chaos...Bill T. Jones, DTW Companies to Merge
Apr 7, 2010
by Susan Elliott
One has cash, the other has space...At NYC Opera, Handel Is Back in the House
Apr 6, 2010
by George Loomis
"Partenope" revives a tradition that dates to 1966 with the Beverly Sills-Norman Treigle “Julius Caesar”...Hamburg Concert Hall an Uphill Struggle
Apr 6, 2010
A project estimated to cost €40m has already cost €503m and is not yet complete...James Levine: Mere Mortal
Apr 6, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Once again, his withdrawal for illness sets the music business on its ear...Placido Opens Manhattan Restaurant
Apr 6, 2010
by Verena Dobnik
A fitting way to mark a recovery from colon cancer...L.A. Opera Comes of Age
Apr 5, 2010
by David Mermelstein
With “Götterdämmerung” the company has achieved its first complete "Ring"...Houston Grand Opera Names Head of Music
Apr 5, 2010
by Nicholas Beard
Imported talent from the West Australia Opera Co....James Levine to Undergo Surgery -- Update
Apr 5, 2010
by Susan Elliott
This time it's a lower-back problem....Met "Traviata," Take Two
Apr 5, 2010
by Mike Silverman
Marco Armiliato takes over after ill-fated season premiere under Slatkin...ENO Preps for Off-the-wall Opera
Apr 2, 2010
New collaboration with avant-garde theater company set for July in East London office building...The Tone of a Master
Apr 2, 2010
by Tim Smith
MusicalAmerica.com's New Artist of the Month Hans Kristian grew up listening to Rose, Casals and Rostropovich LPs...Wiener Staatsoper Adds a French Twist
Apr 2, 2010
by Larry L. Lash
The first season post-Holender shows encouraging signs of life...Obama Admin Backs Artist Royalties
Apr 2, 2010
by Ann Sanner
Composers get paid when their work is broad/web/telecast, why shouldn't performers?...Slatkin Withdraws from Met 'Traviata'
Apr 1, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Is anyone surprised?...Columbus Symphony in New Partnership
Apr 1, 2010
by Susan Elliott
Most administrative functions handed over to local theater owner; musicians take huge cut to stay afloat...Jazz at Lincoln Center Gets $3 Million
Apr 1, 2010
"Jazz is uniquely American...and it deserves to be preserved." -- Anges Varis...Herb Ellis Dies
Apr 1, 2010
by Derrik J. Lang
Legendary jazz guitarist dead at 88...EMI at the End of Its Tether
Apr 1, 2010
by Jane Wardell
Last-ditch effort to cut a deal with Universal or Sony falls through, may default on Citigroup loans...Tom Dixon Dies
Apr 1, 2010
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