Eastern Music Festival (EMF), est. 1962, has cancelled its upcoming iteration for the first time ever, save for the pandemic. The event, scheduled this year for June 28-August 2, is held annually on the campus of Guilford College in Greensboro, … » Read

When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used bookstore and got the … » Read

The mean-spiritedness of Trump 2.0 was on full display last week when the U.S. Marine Band canceled a May concert program scheduled for the Northern Virginia Community College campus “in accordance with recent Executive Orders.” The … » Read

The bloodletting that began four years ago at New York Public Radio is continuing, with a fourth round of cuts announced on Feb. 25. In an email to staff, CEO LaFontaine Oliver disclosed that 21 full-time positions and seven open … » Read

On March 1 James Kallembach’s opera American Jezebel: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson will receive a semi-staged concert performance at Harvard University’s Sanders Theater. The opera explores historical themes such as religious freedom, … » Read

A unanimous vote by the chorus of the Welsh National Opera (WNO) has approved actions short of a strike to disrupt performances scheduled for Feb. 27 and March 1. Past actions of this nature included leafletting, talking to audience members, and … » Read

The Austin Opera’s upcoming 2025-26 season will mark the company’s 40 th anniversary as well as its tenth season under the leadership of General Director & CEO Annie Burridge (a 2024 Top 30 Professional). The season includes two … » Read

This summer the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) will celebrate 76 years of performance and mentorship. For eight weeks from July 2 to Aug. 24, more than 450 young artists from around the world will join artist-faculty and guests for almost … » Read

Last week was the week that was for the Kennedy Center. With head-spinning speed, Donald Trump fired all President Biden’s appointees to the organization’s board as well as its Chairman David Rubenstein; appointed new board members … » Read

SMU DataArts has partnered with Chorus America to issue a report about how choruses have responded to the challenges posed by the pandemic and resumption of activity from 2019 to 2023. Data was gathered from 170 choruses across the country. The … » Read