The Cleveland Orchestra has cancelled its tour to Israel, the first to that nation by an American orchestra since 2018, due to the war against Hamas. The tour was to include three performances, one each in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, of … » Read

According to plan, Opera Philadelphia’s 2023 annual fall festival was more modest than in years’ past. The ten-day event featured three productions, mixing the traditional with the contemporary, as well as cabaret performances and … » Read

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, est. 2017 and self-defined as “the only school of music in the UC system,” has launched a new BA in Music Industry. The degree program, launched this fall, builds on what has only been offered as … » Read

On Nov. 2, the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music will officially open its new Knight Center for Music Innovation with a gala celebrating “Shaping the Future of Music.” The Center, a $36.5 million, 25,000-sq.-ft. hub … » Read

On Nov. 2, the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music will officially open its new Knight Center for Music Innovation with a gala celebrating “Shaping the Future of Music.” The Center, a $36.5 million, 25,000-sq.-ft. hub … » Read

The collapse of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has drawn a thoughtful critique from Raffi Armenian, the ensemble’s conductor and artistic director from 1971 to 1993. Although the 81-year-old Montreal resident retired ten years ago, he … » Read

On Oct. 15, the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra will join the Royal Philharmonic for a concert on stage at Duke's Hall in Marylebone. Their appearance will represent a remarkable journey for a seven-year-old ensemble from a tiny … » Read

The recent performance of an abridged version of Jake Hegge’s Dead Man Walking at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, N.Y. was years in the making. Joyce DiDonato, who portrays Sister Helen Prejean in the Met’s season-opening … » Read

Bowing to public outcry from thousands of arts fans and claims of racism by a few key practitioners, North Carolina radio station and NPR affiliate WCPE yesterday reversed its decision—or, rather, that of its General Manager Deborah S. … » Read

The letter by Deborah S. Proctor, general manager of the NPR station WCPE in North Carolina, defending her decision to refuse to broadcast six contemporary operas scheduled for the Metropolitan Opera this season has generated more than 125,000 … » Read