Four American chamber works of contrasting styles will open the Chamber Music Society’s 2026-27 season on October 13, 2026, in a program designed to honor the nation’s 250 th . First up are three of William Bolcom’s most popular … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel is certainly getting a hero’s welcome as he becomes music and artistic director of the New York Philharmonic next season. Tuesday night, he led the orchestra in his (and its) debut at Radio City Music Hall, complete with … » Read

A recent study by a labor economist offers a rejoinder to the oft-heard plaint that opera is dying. In a report compiled from financial data collected by Opera America, Christos Makridis concluded in the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and … » Read

With Philip Glass pulling the premiere of his 15 th Symphony, Lincoln , from the National Symphony Orchestra’s schedule and Renée Fleming canceling her May concert with the orchestra just days before, the NSO is suffering multiple … » Read

Opera Philadelphia has extended the contracts of General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo and Music Director Corrado Rovaris through May 31, 2029. These votes of confidence acknowledge the sea change the company has undergone since … » Read

The successful match of a  $25 million challenge grant from the O’Donnell Foundation to The Dallas Opera (TDO) brought the total for the biggest campaign in company history to $54.5 million. The funds will support the endowment and … » Read

Philip Glass has withdrawn the premiere of his Symphony No. 15: Lincoln from its planned premiere in June by the National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the Kennedy Center. The NSO  commissioned the piece six years ago. … » Read

Vocal Arts DC has made good on its promise to reschedule the three programs it pulled out of the Kennedy Center earlier this week , citing the low attendance and donor issues many companies have had since the DT takeover.  Like the … » Read

Opera Montana, est. 1978, will offer its first world premiere commission next September, an adaptation of Norman Maclean’s 1976 semi-autobiographical book, A River Runs Through It.  Appropriate to, and in some cases set in, outdoor … » Read

At first blush the separation seemed straightforward. The Washington National Opera (WNO) was leaving The Kenedy Center, intent on an “amicable separation.” And the Center’s leadership seemed only too happy to see the opera go. … » Read