PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nina Stemme tilted back her head after the final notes of her 126th and last Isolde performance, and her eyes filled with tears. She was hugged by tenor Stuart Skelton and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as the audience in … » Read

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) last season was tumultuous. A controversial decision to cancel a performance by pianist Jayson Gilham, an internal revolt that led to the departure of the orchestra’s managing director Sophie … » Read

Since 2010, the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder has hosted the New Opera Workshop (CU NOW), an extended colloquium over several weeks at which graduate voice students and alumni interact directly with living composers and … » Read

June 11 will represent an official kickoff for the new Kennedy Center regime when Donald Trump and legions of supporters gather for a performance of Les Misérables . Billed as a fundraiser, Gold Tier patrons pay as much as $2 million for a … » Read

A commitment of $20 million from Cheryl Goldberg in honor of her late husband Michael has enabled the Music Academy of the West to acquire a property in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara as the site for a music education center. The new venue … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the American Library Association to halt the Trump administration’s further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the country, saying that … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera and the union for its soloists and chorus announced a one-year agreement Friday on a contract. The agreement calls for a 2.5% wage increase plus an additional temporary 2.5% hike that followed the … » Read

Ingrid Martin will become assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) beginning with the 2025–2026 season. She will also serve as the Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador as well as music director of the … » Read

In late May the Seattle Symphony launched the public phase of its $20 million Amplify campaign to enhance the public spaces of Benaroya Hall. Opened in downtown Seattle in 1998, the city-owned venue occupies an entire city block and houses two … » Read

Following their graduation from the New England Conservatory in 2019, violinist Alyssa Wang and clarinetist Nicholas Brown decided to found an orchestra. This summer the Boston Festival Orchestra (BFO) will celebrate its fifth anniversary. Their … » Read