Barrie Kosky is knee-deep in Wagner as he prepares his new production of Das Rheingold for its September 11 premiere at the Royal Opera House. The 56-year-old Australian director admits to Neil Fisher, a music critic for The Times , that he and … » Read

In response to financial pressures, New England Public Media has moved its daytime classical music programs to the NEPM News Network, a family of broadcast frequencies with a smaller area of coverage, to dedicate its main radio signals to news … » Read

It is proving well-nigh impossible to kill symphonic music in San Antonio, the nation’s seventh largest city. The San Antonio Philharmonic, which emerged from the ashes of the defunct San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, is set to launch its … » Read

In 2014 Nicholas Collon [pictured], co-founder and conductor of the London-based Aurora Orchestra, decided to see what would happen if the chamber ensemble’s musicians committed a piece to memory and performed it without sheet music. The … » Read

In a lawsuit filed in federal court, three former members of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra claim that they were fired for their refusal to get vaccinated against Covid on religious grounds. The Center for American Liberty, a Pittsburgh … » Read

The WFMT Radio Network based in Chicago broadcast on Sept. 2 the first in a series of four operas staged by the China National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The network reaches 360 markets, covering most of the country. The … » Read

The aftershocks from Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s reported assault on English bass William Thomas following a concert in France on Aug 22 continue. In a statement issued on Aug. 31, Gardiner’s management announced that their client will … » Read

The New Jersey Symphony has announced a series of cost-saving measures designed to save the organization $650,000 in the current fiscal year. Recent tax info information puts the budget at about $13 million. The 2023 2024 season will see a … » Read

A new Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) study has found that 84 percent of the 2,000 respondents expressed an interest in experiencing an orchestral concert. This new figure represents a five percent jump from a similar survey taken in 2018. … » Read

Frank Oteri is stepping down as editor of NewMusicBox , the online magazine he created 24 years ago, to join The New School’s College of Performing Arts this fall as a full-time faculty member. "When I was hired… I believed strongly, … » Read