PARIS—Behold the tale of a journey thwarted. The chief draw to this new staging of La Damnation de Faust at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (TCE), Paris, was the prospect of hearing Benjamin Bernheim sing a title … » Read

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has agreed to revive the $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR to operate a satellite distribution system for local public radio stations.  NPR  initiated litigation against CPB last … » Read

English National Opera (ENO) has announced that in summer of 2026 Jenny Mollica will step down as chief executive to become CEO of Roundhouse, a multi-discipline community based outlet in London She will succeed Marcus Davey, in the job 27 years. … » Read

In early November 2025, the Concertgebouw announcement that it had opted to cancel its annual Chanukah concert generated significant controversy. Discussions begun last summer between the Chanukah Concert Foundation and the venue had failed to … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Presented back to back, San Francisco Opera’s November 14 world premiere of The Monkey King , the new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang, and its first Parsifal in 25 years, which closed November 13,  revealed … » Read

Chamber Music America (CMA) has announced its annual awards, to be presented at its next national conference, August 20–23, 2026, in Chicago. Each carries a cash prize of $1,000. At the top of the list is the Takács Quartet, which … » Read

The 2026 Hamburg International Music Festival will present 45 events over five weeks between May 1 to June 3. The festival’s theme—Between Apocalypse and New Beginnings—shapes a program of large-scale, full-length masterpieces: … » Read

Monica Holt, former senior vice president of artistic planning at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts becomes the next president and chief executive officer of Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) in January 2026. She succeeds Jeff … » Read

Since September the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has been utilizing demand-led ticket pricing, whereby ticket prices fluctuate based on market demand. Tickets for the lowest priced tiers as well as those for Young RBO and access programs are … » Read

A coalition of Florida grassroots organizations—Florida Rising, Florida for All, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and ArtistsforArtists: Miami—held an “art-based” protest on Nov. 15 outside the Adrienne Arsht Center for … » Read