As threatened , musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra went on strike at midnight, a week after the September 17 opening of Franz Welser-Möst’s 25 th and final season; tomorrow night’s concert has been cancelled as a result. … » Read

After several years of launching its season with contemporary operas, the Met turned to standard repertory for its 2026–2027 opening night, with Louisa Proske’s new production of Verdi’s Macbeth . Proske was making her Met debut … » Read

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) long-standing financial concerns, recently exacerbated by the death of a major benefactor, are prompting a restructuring of the organization’s business model. "The Nashville Symphony is … » Read

Five new musicians have joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as of 2026-27. An additional three—Luke Fitzpatrick (acting second flute), Kristi Crago (returning acting utility horn), and Jeremy Sreejayan (acting percussion) have received … » Read

The Met Opera has launched a whopper of a fund raiser for $1.5 billlion, and at the same time announced—courtesy of New York Mayor Zohan Mamdani—that it will distribute 70,000 free tickets across all five boroughs, a practice for … » Read

Boston Symphony double bass player Todd Seeber, the former member and chair of BSO Players Committee, who guided them through their recent, very tough contract negotiations, has written an opinion piece in the Boston Globe. He explains that, just … » Read

Opera Philadelphia is partnering with the New York City Center for its upcoming production of George and Ira Gershwin’s Broadway musical Let ‘Em Eat Cake . Following the show’s three-performance run at Philadelphia’s … » Read

Moon Doh [pictured] is the new assistant conductor of the Pacific Symphony, working under Artistic & Music Director Alexander Shelley to oversee education and family programming and serve as Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra music director. He … » Read

Nil Venditti [pictured] has been appointed chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra for an initial three-year term beginning with the 2027-28 season, with an option for a further two years. The Italian-Turkish conductor, 31, succeeds Dalia … » Read

Among Berlin’s three repertory opera companies—the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Komische Oper, and the Deutsche Oper—the last is often considered the most conservative. It’s “a little bit dusty… [a home … » Read