Sir Michael Hill, jeweller, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the international violin competition that bears his name, died in Arrowtown, New Zealand on July 29. He was 86. A lifelong and avid music lover, Hill gave up early hopes of … » Read

The annual season of Teatro Nuovo, always a high point of New York’s musical summer, consisted this year of two highly contrasting works even if they have sleepwalking scenes in common. With Verdi’s Macbeth , given in its original … » 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 Boston Symphony Orchestra has farewelled five of its string players. Violinists Victor Romanul and Jennie Shames, violist Rachel Fagerburg, and bassists Edwin Barker and Joseph Hearne all gave their final BSO performance on 27 July at … » Read

Cleo Laine, whose dark, velvetty voice, exceptional range, and ability to scat like Ella Fitzgerald defined British jazz in the 1950s and 60s, died on July 26 at her home in Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. Her remarkable versatility enabled her to … » 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

The annual season of Teatro Nuovo, always a high point of New York’s musical summer, consisted this year of two highly contrasting works even if they have sleepwalking scenes in common. With Verdi’s Macbeth , given in its original … » Read

OPERA America has announced a group of nine artists, administrators, philanthropists, and advocates to be admitted to their Opera Hall of Fame. The 2025 inductees are:     Donnie Ray Albert, baritone and teacher     … » 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

Wallis Annenberg, an ardent and generous philanthropist whose extensive donations over many years transformed the American art scene, died July 28 at her home in Los Angeles from complications related to lung cancer. “Wallis transitioned … » Read