The architectural firm chosen to coordinate the $257 million renovation of The Kennedy Center is  ASTR, a small Minnesota firm that employs 50 people, including eight architects and specializes in designing regional elementary schools, high … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)is testing Friedrich Nietzsche’s bromide, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Rendered homeless by the Trump administration’s decision to declare The Kennedy Center … » Read

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra has launched a new, biennial international conducting competition, with applications being accepted as of today through February 28, 2027. Applicants must be under 37 years of age as of June 24, 2027, the first day … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has come up with another “consortium commission,” in partnership with American Composers Orchestra (ACO), involving 30 orchestras and six composers. The project, part of the Virginia B. Toulmin … » Read

Opera is the most all-encompassing performing art, embracing not just music but also dance, theater, and poetry as well as the artisanry of scenic designers and builders. Hundreds of employees stand behind even the most bare-bones production. It … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) annual meeting on Oct. 27 offered the organization’s top leaders—Board Chair Marcia Lewis Brown and General Director Ian Derrer—the opportunity to share news of a successful 2025-26 … » Read

Washington Performing Arts, the first major presenter to officially exit the Kennedy Center under the Trump regime, continues to flourish in its other D.C.-area venues, and has embarked on $30 million endowment campaign: The Douglas H. Wheeler … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding records documenting the scope of his influence over management of the Kennedy Center , according to attorneys for a Democratic lawmaker challenging the … » Read

The news was all good when Board of Trustees Chair Mary Louise Gorno and President Jeff Alexander presented the annual report for the Chiago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Oct. 26. The leadership podium transition continued last season, with Music … » Read

There is no question, historically, that it is one of the least successful of Verdi’s operas. Its multi faceted failure to impose itself on the repertory, dates back from the 1845 premiere at San Carlo in Napoli. Its value was quickly … » Read