A law suit filed by Universal Music Group in September alleging copyright infringement by DistroKid, one of the industry’s largest music distribution platforms, has led to the disappearance of music by many independent artists from Spotify, … » Read

More than 450 unionized workers at LaScala have voted with near unanimity to approve a full-day strike on Oct. 20, an action that if taken will threaten the opening of the Milan opera house’s new production of Gounod’s Faust directed … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—The setting is a graveyard. Almost all the characters are dead. And then there’s Abraham Lincoln, alive but paralyzed by grief over the death of his 11-year-old son. If that capsule description makes Lincoln in the Bardo … » Read

The union members of the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC) have unanimously authorized a strike action if a new contract agreement cannot be reached with management. The issue is compensation. “Since COVID, the orchestra … » Read

With the launch of its season last November, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) entered its second half-century. Founded in 1976 by John Painter, a cellist, conductor, and educator, the ensemble’s artistic director since 1990 has been … » Read

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM), a 129-year-old Park Slope organization, held a ribbon-cutting celebration for its new 12,000 sq. ft. campus on Oct. 8. The new facility, located just four blocks from the organization’s historic … » Read

The Houston Symphony and its musicians have agreed on a new four-year contract, negotiations having been underway for several months with an effective start date of October 5. In comments by both musicians and management, much is made of the … » Read

For all but the top echelon of professional opera singers, creating a sustainable career poses a challenge so daunting that many quit just as their vocal prowess peaks. They simply cannot afford to continue. “We just have to start telling … » Read

Donald Trump has labeled The Kennedy Center “a great danger to anyone who walks inside,” a building that is in a “virtual state of collapse.” But such dire warnings have not stopped the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) … » Read

America’s public schools, challenged by straitened financial circumstances and the lack of strong advocacy for classroom arts education, have steadily devalued the importance of teaching music. The lack of access to instruments only … » Read