The Cleveland Orchestra’s (TCO) 2026–27 season marks the 25 th and final year of Franz Welser-Möst’s tenure as music director, making him the longest to serve in that position in TCO’s history. The works, composers, … » Read

San Francisco Mayor Dan Lurie [pictured] has negotiated a series of agreements whereby cultural and scientific organizations in the city will partner with their Chinese counterparts in Shanghai. The most recent partnership, announced on April 19, … » Read

The 2026-27 season of the Royal Ballet and Opera in Covent Garden will include a potpourri of operas and ballets in both the 2,256-seat main auditorium and the 400-seat Linbury Theater. The highlights include ten new opera productions, a season … » Read

As orchestras struggle to expand audiences and guarantee financial sustainability, the question of the music director’s role has taken on greater urgency. Typically, these podium regulars spend 12 to 14 weeks conducting their orchestra in … » Read

Continuing its laudable partnership with the Louisville Orchestra, the Kentucky General Assembly has awarded $3.2 million to the ensemble to continue its statewide In Harmony Tour. Launched in 2022 with a $4.3M grant for two-years of touring, … » Read

Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the U.S. … » Read

For over 50 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo have entertained audiences around the world with performances by a troupe of gay male dancers who respectfully poke fun at the conventions of romantic and classical ballet. Beginning in … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It’s starting with Congress. Matt Floca, the performing arts institution’s n ew executive … » Read

The momentum with which the Washington National Opera left the Kennedy Center and re-established itself as an independent opera company shows no sign of diminishing. Despite earlier indications that its annual American Opera Initiative (AOI) was … » Read

The 65 th season of the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF), under the leadership of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and Executive Director Emma Kail, offers an inviting menu of programs between July 9 and August 13. A core offering are the … » Read