On June 19 Kennedy Center leadership submitted a court filing saying the arts center will remain open beyond the July 5 th date of an earlier announced two-year closure for renovation. Public access to the memorial exhibit to President John F. … » Read

The Berlin Philharmonic is planning to close its performance hall, the Philharmonie, for an eight-year renovation starting in 2032, the orchestra’s 150 th anniversary. A feasibility study obtained by Van Magazine estimates the project will … » Read

Cincinnati Opera's mainstage season, June 18 to August 2, features three productions—Strauss’s Salome (June 18 and 20), Bizet’s Carmen (July 25-Aug.2), and the world premiere of Lalovavi by Kevin Day and Tifara Brown (July 9 and … » Read

A gift of an estimated $3.3 million from the estate of Helen Cox Kersting will establish a scholarship fund for students at the school of music at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. A 1956 graduate of the university, Kersting enjoyed a … » Read

On June 16 Federal District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper, who had temporarily blocked the two-year closure of The Kennedy Center for renovations, ordered officials to give him a status report on plans for “public access and ongoing … » Read

On June 15 the Highmark Mann Center, Philadelphia’s outdoor arts center in Fairmount Park, relaunched 50 years and one day after the original venue, then known as Robin Hood Dell West, opened. The new renovations, carried out over the past … » Read

Colorado’s Central City Opera (CCO) is undertaking a multi-phase renovation project to transform the Williams' Stables, a historic landmark adjacent to the CCO’s Opera House, into a 100-seat black box theater and year-round cultural … » Read

The loggionisti , die-hard opera fans who occupy the seats in the upper level galleries, have a well-deserved reputation for expressing their feelings about performances at many of Italy’s leading opera houses, most especially La Scala. … » Read

Fabio Luisi wanted his Ring Cycle to be heard and not seen. Wagner’s four-opera epic Der Ring des Nibelungen , approaching the 150th anniversary of its premiere in 1876, has been reinterpreted and deconstructed by directors finding various … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The curtain may have come down for President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center but the tarp stays up for now. Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the performing arts venue, told a federal court … » Read