The federal judge in Anna Netrebko’s case has reversed an earlier ruling , which will allow the singer to broaden her case against the Metropolitan Opera. The decision by U.S. District Judge Analisa Nadine Torres now maintains that the … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced the renaming of its concert hall in honor of a major donor as well as the election of a new board chair and a slate of new board directors. Outgoing Minnesota Orchestra Board Chair Nancy E. Lindahl and her … » Read

T he American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Musica Sacra have announced a new three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The contract was overwhelmingly approved by AGMA artists … » Read

The Colburn School has passed a major milestone with the topping-out of its 100,000 square-foot, Frank Gehry-designed campus expansion. A celebration held at the Downtown Los Angeles construction site on July 25 marked the completion of the … » Read

Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the official opening of the 105th Salzburg Festival on Saturday. Banners were unfurled saying “Stop the Genocide,” “Your Silence Will Haunt You,” “Free Gaza Now,” and … » Read

Not content with their  recent move to name the Kennedy Center’s opera theatre after first lady Melania Trump, now a Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to … » Read

The fallout continues from Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Politicians and fellow TV hosts lined up last week to criticise the suspiciously timed axing of the top-rated late-night talk show in the U.S. … » Read

The organization that ran the Philly Pops and the organization that manages the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center have settled litigation that had been launched by the former against the latter around the time that the Pops ceased … » Read

Eva-Maria Tomasi, a Salzburg-born violinist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1990, has warned of a crisis facing string players if the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) changes its … » Read

Eight children from a French youth choir were taken to Massachusetts hospitals earlier this week after suffering what were described as “seizure-like” symptoms part-way through a concert at St. Paul’s Church in Harvard Square. … » Read