LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service … » Read

The Chicago Symphony’s 2024-25 season announcement includes news that Daniil Trifonov will succeed violinist Hilary Hahn as artist-in-residence, but not on successors to Jessie Montgomery as composer-in-residence or Riccardo Muti as CSO … » Read

The phenomenon known as “long covid” afflicts more than humans, as many arts institutions are now discovering. The latest victim is the Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts in Minneapolis, which has announced it will … » Read

Pity the poor woman who followed in the outsized footsteps of Eva Perón, whose brief but tumultuous time in the spotlight as the second wife of Argentinian strongman Juan Perón made her one of the 20 th -century’s most iconic … » Read

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s one-week residency with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County offered more than concerts and school visits by one of the world’s leading ensembles. The RPO also brought along … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the National Symphony Orchestra, which he is said to have made more “luminous” with his … » Read

Armed with a $25 million gift from longtime trustee and former board chair Richard Worley and his wife Leslie Miller, the Philadelphia Orchestra will rename its current venue in honor of the late iconic contralto Marian Anderson. Verizon’s … » Read

Bass baritone Kenneth Kellogg, currently starring in the title role of Seattle Opera’s production of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X , grew up in Washington, D.C. loving classical music and opera. “Classical … » Read

The Aspen Music Festival and School’s 75 th -anniversary season balances appearances by its all-star alumni within its customary artists-in-training context. Running June 26-August 18, its highlights include two operas ( The Marriage of … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) 2024-25 season will include six mainstage productions, five of which are productions new to Toronto audiences. The schedule will also include a one-night-only concert presentation of Mascagni’s … » Read