The Trump administration’s proposed 2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for defense spending, a 44 percent increase over last year’s figure. If the president has his way, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities as well … » Read

An investigation of alleged embezzlement, fraud, and forgery has been underway for over a year at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo. Media reports name a number of the company’s administrators as well as high-profile artists such as tenor … » Read

Last week, a federal jury ruled that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster had an illegal monopoly in the U.S. ticketing and amphitheater markets. Every claim by the plaintiffs was affirmed: That Ticketmaster relied on … » Read

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