VENICE, Italy (AP) — The storied Venetian opera house La Fenice is locked in a dispute with its workers over the appointment of a young and telegenic music director with ties to Premier Giorgia Meloni but none with the musicians with whom … » Read

Sarasota philanthropists Tom and Sherry Koski have contributed $5 million to the Sarasota Orchestra to support its Music Center. “For Sherry and me, this gift is deeply personal, and we feel this is our lasting legacy to the Sarasota … » Read

A terse email from Divad Sanders, the president of the Newark School of the Arts (NSA), announced to faculty and staff the institution’s sudden closing on October 27 “due to significant fiscal operational concerns….. As such … » Read

A Berlin court has agreed to lift proceedings after creditors have accepted the self-administered insolvency process completed by classical music streaming service IDAGIO. This assures that IDAGIO will continue to offer its streaming services and … » Read

Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is in the midst of a leadership shake-up .  Less than a month ago, Clinée Hedspeth, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice as DCASE commissioner, resigned … » Read

PARIS (AP)—Protesters repeatedly disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris, brandishing flares and sounding alarms that caused brief panic in the crowd and led musicians to leave the stage. Authorities said four … » Read

Donald Trump’s boast last February that he would “make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!” has apparently fallen on deaf ears. Attendance has since plummeted, no more so than at the Washington National Opera … » Read

The new Dance Hall of Fame will celebrate its inaugural class of inductees on December 3 at a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center on the UCLA campus. The ten honorees were selected by a board of 12 dance … » Read

The Amsterdam Concertgebouw has cancelled its agreement with the Chanukah Concert Foundation for a Chanukah show because Shai Abramson, the chief cantor for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), was scheduled to perform. "Making this decision was … » Read

In February 2025, the Eastern Music Festival (EMF) announced the cancellation of the annual five-week event held on the Guilford College campus in Greensboro, N.C. At issue were new demands placed on EMF by the musicians’ union (AMF), which … » Read