In the motion picture Tár , Cate Blanchett’s star turn as the eponymous maestra Lydia Tár, director Todd Field explores power and prestige, gender, and betrayal using the worlds of Beethoven, Bach, Mahler, et al. to provide … » Read

In November California voters will have the chance to increase arts funding for public schools by voting to adopt Proposition 28. Approval of the ballot initiative would secure guaranteed annual funding of about $1 billion for music, dance, … » Read

Cate Blanchett has heard the line before. “I wrote this part for you” is a director-actor pickup line, she said. It is not usually to be believed. But what she didn’t know when Todd Field sent her his script for   … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has suspended ten leading dancers from upcoming performances in Moscow for their unauthorized participation in a gala in Tashkent for the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan. The dancers suspended … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Forced from their offices early in the pandemic, key leaders of the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center met in July 2020 under the trees of the venue’s Capital Grove patio to try to finally solve a decades-long … » Read

On Oct. 6, everything was in place for the San Francisco Symphony’s concert for the opening of the 20 th season at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis save one essential element—instruments. With more than 1,100 … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its first international tour since the pandemic. Music director Andris Nelsons will lead the orchestra on a four-city, six-concert visit to Japan in November, presenting three programs including major … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s October 1 Gala has raised a remarkable $2 million. The money will be allocated to its education programs and community engagement initiatives. It’s the first time since the onset of the global pandemic that … » Read

New York's Heartbeat Opera, a company with an unparalleled reputation for daring and disruption, has announced plans to shake up more of the repertoire’s classics. An online screening and a pair of determined women directors will bring a … » Read

Composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell are no strangers to struggling humanity. Their GRAMMY-nominated Sanctuary Road , recorded on Naxos in 2020 with the Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY), followed the trials, tribulations, and … » Read