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

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

The recent agreement ending a nearly week-long walkout by the orchestra of the San Francisco Opera (SFO) enabled the company’s season to get underway, albeit late. But it did little to resolve the increasingly untenable financial situation … » 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

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

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

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

See also Part I.  In the years since its founding in 2016, Tippet Rise has expanded in myriad ways—new sculpture, additional housing, dining facilities, acreage, livestock, and solar panels to power it all. The attention to detail is … » Read

Six weeks ago Dawn Airey, a TV industry veteran, succeeded Nicholas Serota as chair of Arts Council England. The agency, which annually grants more than £650m of public and lottery money to arts organizations and individuals, has been … » Read

The process of renewal at the Ravinia Festival is set to continue with the $38 million renovation of the Martin Theatre, the last original structure from the 1904 opening of the 36-acre wooded park in Highland Park. Characterizing the building as … » Read