On March 1 James Kallembach’s opera American Jezebel: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson will receive a semi-staged concert performance at Harvard University’s Sanders Theater. The opera explores historical themes such as religious freedom, … » Read

A unanimous vote by the chorus of the Welsh National Opera (WNO) has approved actions short of a strike to disrupt performances scheduled for Feb. 27 and March 1. Past actions of this nature included leafletting, talking to audience members, and … » Read

The Austin Opera’s upcoming 2025-26 season will mark the company’s 40 th anniversary as well as its tenth season under the leadership of General Director & CEO Annie Burridge (a 2024 Top 30 Professional). The season includes two … » Read

This summer the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) will celebrate 76 years of performance and mentorship. For eight weeks from July 2 to Aug. 24, more than 450 young artists from around the world will join artist-faculty and guests for almost … » Read

Last week was the week that was for the Kennedy Center. With head-spinning speed, Donald Trump fired all President Biden’s appointees to the organization’s board as well as its Chairman David Rubenstein; appointed new board members … » Read

SMU DataArts has partnered with Chorus America to issue a report about how choruses have responded to the challenges posed by the pandemic and resumption of activity from 2019 to 2023. Data was gathered from 170 choruses across the country. The … » Read

The 2025-26 season of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), the 129 th in the ensemble’s history, launches on Sept. 20 with a gala performance featuring Yuja Wang, and concludes in June with a two-week festival, America250, that … » Read

As if life at the Kennedy Center wasn’t chaotic enough, now that the Trump machine is at work, the Center had to be evacuated earlier today for a bomb threat, positioned as protest to the 12-night run of Shen Yun performances set to open … » Read

From May 14 to 23, Jaap van Zweden will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on a five-city, eight-concert European tour devoted entirely to Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies No. 6 and No. 7. This marks the first time the Dutchman Zweden has … » Read

From June to September 2025, the LA Philharmonic’s 103 rd Hollywood Bowl season will present an ambitious mix of classical music with performances by some of today’s leading popular pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and Broadway artists. The … » Read