Precisely one week after publicly disclosing its exit from the Kennedy Center , the Washington National Opera has announced its plans for the coming months, along with a flood of donations from over 500 individuals, prompted by its decision to … » Read

A bipartisan spending bill released on Jan. 18 allocates $643 million for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Voice of America’s (VOA) parent agency, and $10 million for capital improvements. The figure is 26 percent less than the … » Read

Rhoda Levine died on Jan. 6 at 93. A native New Yorker, she was the rare female opera director in the 1970s who worked regularly and was known for her intent, in her own words, to “provide an audience with a very human experience that … » Read

Bandcamp, the 18-year-old American online music distribution platform that enables independent artists to sell directly to fans, is banning any music or audio "wholly or in substantial part" made by generative artificial intelligence (aka … » Read

“Let Freedom Ring,” an annual concert that has celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. for more than 20 years at The Kennedy Center, is relocating to the Howard Theater. Georgetown University, which produces the event, cited the … » Read

The Martha Graham Dance Company will skip the Kennedy Center on its centennial tour of the U.S. The company was booked for four performances in the Eisenhower Theater, April 2-4. “The Martha Graham Dance Company regrets that we are unable … » Read

Good news in the universe of American arts and culture has been in short supply during the current administration, but Jan. 8 brought some when the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in support of several funding measures. The National … » Read

Spoleto Festival USA, founded exactly 49 years ago as the Stateside version of Gian Carlo Menotti’s annual festival in Spoleto, Italy, will this year run May 22–June 7 with over 100 performances in a variety of genres, from chamber … » Read

Great Britain, home to about 40,000 places of Christian worship and around 35,000 pipe organs, possesses a rich tradition of church organ music. It is, however, a tradition facing increasing threats. The relationship between the clergy and the … » Read

The pressure is mounting for the San Francisco Ballet to withdraw from its Kennedy Center dates, May 27-31.  An opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle last fall called for a pull out and a new petition on Change.Org does as well. … » Read