A percussionist in the Allentown (PA) Symphony is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will support his claim that he cannot be forced to join the American Federation of Musicians. Glen Wilkofsky maintains that he has a constitutionally guaranteed … » Read

The Last Repair Shop, a new 39-minute documentary by co-directors Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot that has just been released on YouTube, chronicles how a small group of craftsmen, working in an old warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, maintains … » Read

Devoted Wagnerians are renowned for traveling far and wide for the latest interpretation of the master’s iconic Ring cycle. The destination du jour is surely Australia, where the much-anticipated debut of Opera Australia's fully staged … » Read

Opera, the most-costly of the performing arts, is facing an existential crisis that is “either a problem or an opportunity,” suggests David Devan, general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, in an interview with PBS’s … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music has partnered with Con Edison to produce a dramatic drop in its energy consumption. "We're going down over 700,000 kilowatt hours per year throughout this building, which equates to about $140,000 annually," … » Read

With the start of the new academic year, Patrick Warfield has begun his tenure as director of the School of Music (SoM) in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the University of Minnesota. With an undergraduate degree in music education from … » Read

Carnegie Hall has announced that its performing arts streaming service Carnegie Hall+ , currently available on the Apple TV app, Spectrum, Verizon Fios, DISH, Sling TV, and Astound, is now also available in the U.S. on Amazon’s Prime Video … » Read

On Aug. 31 three former musicians of the North Carolina Symphony filed suit against the orchestra , its president and CEO, and the state’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The plaintiffs—Chris Caudill, Rachel … » Read

Student concerns about the administration’s handling of a Title IX complaint against a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music have morphed into calls that the institution’s president and board chair resign. Two hundred … » Read

Lovers of Italian opera in the U.S. need not travel to Italy to engage first-hand with two of its most iconic contributors to the art form—Teatro alla Scala and the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Last month, the Milan house hosted the … » Read