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Goerke Launches VOX Detroit

October 1, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Soprano Christine Goerke, who has called metro Detroit home since 2021, has created a producing organization intended to create professional opportunities for Detroit-area performers in opera, cabaret, musical theater, spoken word, and other … » Read
 

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Trump's Knack for Bankruptcy

October 1, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Contrary to the prevailing MAGA “party line” that The Kennedy Center was “losing hundreds of millions of dollars,” the nonprofit’s financial condition was “complicated, but stable” when Donald Trump took … » Read
 

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A Banner Year for the BBC Proms

September 30, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The latest edition of the BBC Proms concluded on Sept. 26 after an eight-week run of 86 concerts at Royal Albert Hall and venues across the U.K. The festival achieved its highest digital reach in its history, attracting 64.8 million views across … » Read
 

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Vintage Wine, New Bottle

September 29, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is getting a new music director next season, and a rebranding to go with it. Changes include an edit to its official moniker, intended to help attract younger, more diverse audiences; a new logo, the first in … » Read
 

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Nashville Symphony Suspends Season

September 29, 2026 | Mark Cantrell, The Nashville Symphony
Dear Friends,   I'm writing with difficult news, and I want you to hear it directly from me.  The Nashville Symphony is suspending the remainder of our 2026/27 season, effective October 18. Our Board of Directors unanimously … » Read
 

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Nashville Crisis Has Been Brewing 'for Years'

September 29, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Here are the nuts and bolts of Nashville’s financial crisis, in addition to a suspended 2026-27 season: As of Oct. 18, all 77 musicians are to be furloughed; half the staff already has been, 29 remain in their jobs.   Two fundraising … » Read
 

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Ex KenCen Staffers Say Earlier, Paid-for Repairs Were Blocked

September 28, 2026 | Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Kennedy Center officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month, a group of former employees allege in a letter to Congress. The … » Read
 

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Base Pay for Clevelanders, 3 Years Hence: $191,620

September 28, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
That was quick. The musicians and management of the Cleveland Orchestra have come to a new three-year agreement, just on the heels of a  three-day strike declared at 12 a.m. Friday that resulted in the cancellation of a single concert the … » Read
 

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Atlanta Ballet O Protests the Empty Pit

September 28, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The musicians of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra are unhappy. The season-opening run of Passion and Pride , a mixed program of three works with music by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and John Philip Sousa, was recently performed to … » Read
 

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Cleveland O on Strike

September 25, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As threatened , musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike at midnight, a week after the September 17 opening of Franz Welser-Möst’s 25 th and final season; tomorrow night’s concert has been cancelled as a result. … » Read
 
 

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