As of Sept. 1, Teatro alla Scala’s streaming platform dropped its paywall, making every title in the its catalogue available to stream at no cost after a simple registration. LaScalaTV uses nine remotely operated cameras installed in the … » Read

Merryl Goldberg’s life today as a professor of music at California State University, San Marcos, is worlds away from her role in a secret mission inside the Soviet Union in 1985. In her new book Notes of Deception , co-written with Vince … » Read

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and its President & CEO Daniel Wachter are getting their ducks in a row for a major capital renovation of its primary performance venue. Projected to cost $122 million and be completed by August 2029, the … » Read

The somewhat shopworn comedic response to the question, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” has long been “Practice! Practice! Practice!” More recently the magic amount of preparation time required of the Carnegie aspirant … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center’s intention to return President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue by early next month, challenging the board’s … » Read

Beth Morrison Projects is an apt moniker for an organization that commissions and supports the creation of new work, performs it and then helps it to take on a life of its own. Morrison is the primary mover, of course, but her … » Read

“How can we begin a dialogue by announcing what cannot be discussed?” That is the question George A. Whiting, cofounder of the BSO Patron Action Network & Red Flower Campaign , recently posed in the Boston Globe in response to a … » Read

Echoing its threat prior to the 2024-25 season, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra has said it will strike if it has not reached a satisfactory agreement with management for the company's 2026-27 season—planned to open on September 12 with … » Read

In the spring of 2027, the San Diego Symphony (SDS) will embark on its first-ever European tour. Led by Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare, the orchestra will perform five concerts over nine days in Barcelona (Palau de la Música … » Read

Lawyers for the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue have told Judge Christopher Cooper that The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could go under the wrecking ball if the administration’s $250 million renovation program … » Read