The 2022 Rossini Opera Festival concluded on Aug. 21 in Pesaro, Italy, the birthplace of the composer. The 43 rd edition of the annual celebration, reports the festival, was a considerable success, despite the lingering aftereffects of the … » Read

The enthusiasm with which the performing arts world has greeted the return of post-pandemic live performances has been tempered by the failure of audiences to respond in kind. “People got used to not going places during the pandemic,” … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra ran afoul of relaxed public health protocols at the Edinburgh International Festival when it asked the Edinburgh Festival Chorus to wear face masks for an Aug. 25 performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. When … » Read

As symphony and opera orchestras prepare for the coming season, pandemic salary levels severely reduced—in some cases nonexistent—are inching back up to normal. The  Pittsburgh Symphony opted to “kick the can  down the … » Read

Although born in Canada, conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson has deep Ukrainian roots. When Russian forces invaded her ancestral homeland this past spring, she turned her sadness and anger into the determination to respond the best way she knew—with … » Read

The inaugural Carl Nielsen Festival will take place from Aug. 26-30 on the Danish island of Funen, which was the birth place of Denmark’s most prominent composer. “Carl Nielsen is… a true figurehead for Danish musical … » Read

Until Aug. 11, the Boston Commons had not hosted an opera since the Boston Lyric Opera’s 2002 production of Carmen , which drew a crowd estimated at 60,000. The audience for the BLO’s latest outdoor venture— Gounod’s Romeo … » Read

Built in 1857, the Academy of Music was for many years home to the Philadelphia Orchestra and still hosts an array of events from Broadway shows and holiday standards like The Nutcracker to college graduations. But the years have not been kind to … » Read

The path to becoming a conductor can be long and arduous. In the U.S., undergraduate conducting programs don’t exist, so those interested in a podium career must pursue it after graduation and reckon with the fact that there is no set … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony musicians have extended their current contract--$100,000 base pay (most earn more)—by one year, bringing them into the 2023-24 season. The extension calls for a two percent increase in salary and $1,000 in media … » Read