BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — A giant swan sailed into the auditorium and crashed, felled by a huge arrow still protruding. Flowers burst into bloom, radiant in red and green, pink and blue. In the theater Richard Wagner conceived 150 years ago … » Read

On July 28, four months after its acquisition by Universal Music Group (UMG), Hyperion Records announced the first release to all streaming platforms of 200 selections from its catalogue of more than 2,000 recordings. “These first 200 … » Read

Many of the accusations of abusive behavior within the world of classical music have focused on the sexual predations of headline-making conductors , singers , and instrumentalists . Although conservatories have received their share of the blame … » Read

When Alice in Wonderland cried “Curiouser and curiouser!” she might well have been anticipating Arts Council England’s bungled funding relationship with English National Opera. Since ACE’s November 2022 announcement that … » Read

On July 26 the U.S. District Court rejected the Philly Pops’ request that the Kimmel Center be ordered to allow its return to Verizon Hall for upcoming performances. In a pretrial hearing, Judge Mia Roberts Perez ruled that the Pops had … » Read

Over the past three years, Martin Winiarski, owner of Piano Movers Winnipeg, estimates that he has been hired to dispose of 135 pianos. In some instances, the instrument has become little more than a space-hogging nuisance for its owner, in … » Read

In a statement following his donation of ten fragments from Beethoven’s skull to the Medical University of Vienna, American businessman Paul Kaufmann said he felt "very privileged to be able to return the … [items], which I … » Read

While classical music and prisons might seem an unlikely amalgam, for violinist Holly Mulcahy, music provides a means “to cope with challenges and develop the capability to experience change for good.” The goal of Arts Capacity, a … » Read

When Parsifal opens the Bayreuth Festival this evening, over 80 percent of the audience will be unable to take advantage of the new production’s most compelling feature—the augmented reality used to introduce, in the words of its … » Read

The Russian invasion poses both a dire physical threat to life and limb and an existential effort to destroy the Ukrainian culture. Since the war’s beginning in early 2022, the country’s musicians have been in the forefront of … » Read