A looming financial crisis has led the Detroit Opera (DO) to cancel its intended season-opening production of Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West . “This difficult decision was made due to an unforeseen shortfall in production … » Read

At 79, Susan Evans, a pub owner’s daughter from Pontypool, Wales, has lived a very full life. Surrounded by classical music as a child, she elected to pursue a career in film rather than music, earning a master’s degree at the Royal … » Read

That the Los Angeles Philharmonic has been forced to cancel four August concerts by Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel has cut down significantly on the latter’s final Hollywood Bowl appearances with … » Read

For over a century, composers and music publishers have relied on Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) to see that they are fairly compensated for the use of their music. This system worked reasonably well until the recent explosion of … » Read

This summer the Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra will make its North American debut at Festival Napa Valley. Based at the Palace of Versailles just 12 miles outside Paris, the ensemble performs in a concert hall, once Europe’s largest, … » Read

As part of its 75 th -anniversary celebration, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will commission ten new works from international composers; each will collaborate with a media ensemble—orchestra, choir, festival, radio ensemble, … » Read

Just before Glimmerglass's 2025 edition got underway over the weekend, it announced the highlights of the 2026 iteration, running from July 10 to August 17 with four mainstage productions, one youth opera, and two Special Pavilion events. In the … » Read

International performers coming to the U.S. have long found the process of obtaining visas challenging. The U.S. system is time-consuming, expensive, and often seemingly inconsistent, with last-minute denials of entry costing artists thousands of … » Read

The new, two-year budget recently signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives counties with a charter form of government or populations of at least 800,000 the option to levy a cigarette tax to fund arts and cultural programming. "We have a lot of … » Read

In today’s political climate, state support for the arts is having its ups and—in Republican-run governments at least—downs. In California , the legislature recently restored $11.5 million to the Performing Arts Equitable … » Read