The Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper) has rescinded its invitation to José Cura to direct a production of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes due to open this September. The Argentine tenor, who made his Metropolitan Opera debut in … » Read

In the latest piece of egregious political flattery, Republican lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee carried a July 22 vote to name the Kennedy Center opera theater after First Lady Melania Trump. The move was part of a wider spending … » Read

Concert Artists Guild (CAG), a nonprofit organization that has helped launched the careers of countless young musicians, has announced that it will make major changes to its new artist selection process ahead of its 75th anniversary season next … » Read

The University of Michigan has fired Scott Piper, an operatic tenor who taught voice for several years in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The former associate professor was first accused of violating sexual harassment policies in … » Read

Chamber Music America has announced a new grant program in direct response to the Trump Administration’s recent gutting of funds for the National Endowment for the Arts. Together with the Sewell Family Foundation, it aims to provide $75,000 … » Read

The Italian concert that was to have facilitated the European return of controversial Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been cancelled according to the management of the Reggia di Caserta. The event had been scheduled to take place on July 27 … » Read

Air Canada is the latest airline to be called out for failing to cater for a classical musician. Amit Peled took to social media after he was refused boarding with his cello despite having paid for his instrument to occupy the seat next to him. … » Read

LONDON—The Royal Opera House's Saturday night audience was witness to chaotic scenes after a cast member unfurled a Palestinian flag on stage during curtain calls for a revival of Adele Thomas’ bold but somewhat controversial staging … » Read

A looming financial crisis has led the Detroit Opera (DO) to cancel its intended season-opening production of Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West . “This difficult decision was made due to an unforeseen shortfall in production … » Read

At 79, Susan Evans, a pub owner’s daughter from Pontypool, Wales, has lived a very full life. Surrounded by classical music as a child, she elected to pursue a career in film rather than music, earning a master’s degree at the Royal … » Read