What do a British punk rock band and a French scientist have in common? Both have been denied entry into the U.S., apparently because they have spoken ill of Donald Trump. A Facebook post of March 19 by bassist Alvin Gibbs of the band UK Subs … » Read

On March 22, crowds estimated at well over 10,000 flocked to Macy’s Center City store in Philadelphia for a day-long series of eight recitals on the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ. In January Macy’s had announced that it would close its … » Read

Dresden’s Saxon State Opera’s 2025-26 season boasts some 292 opera and ballet performances, with eight new stagings in the former category. Opening the season next October in his first performance as principal conductor of the … » Read

The Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) has received a $15 million pledge from the O.C. Tanner family. To be paid over ten years, the gift consists of two components: outright annual support of $500,000 over the next decade—for key leadership … » Read

After several months that included at times fractious negotiations, dueling press releases, and a week-long strike at the beginning of February, faculty at Manhattan School of Music's Precollege Division have secured a new contract with the … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony’s 2025-26 season features 26 weeks of music with 23 different conductors. Notably absent, from even one program, is the current music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, who opted not to renew his contract after five … » Read

The opening of the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Center in Toronto, a joint initiative by Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theater, and St. Clare’s Housing, is intended to offset the challenges the city’s rising living costs and … » Read

Opera is an endangered art form. Increasingly expensive to mount and facing dwindling audiences, it struggles to gain traction with patrons new to or unfamiliar with the genre, who can fine storylines and stereotypes offensive. No single work … » Read

Until recently, the only on-campus performance venue available to music students at UC-Berkeley was the 678-seat Hertz Theater, a space that too often left student performers feeling overwhelmed by a largely empty concert hall. “I remember … » Read

The Jacksonville Symphony clearly has some well-heeled supporters. Adding to the recent $8 million donated in the October-January time span, the orchestra just announced another $15 million from an anonymous donor. The gift, which exceeds the … » Read