For the next five years, the Komische Oper will open its season with a large-scale production in a hangar at Berlin’s downtown Tempelhof airport, which ceased operations 15 years ago. The choice of such an unusual venue is of … » Read

Nobody will tell you why Apple bought Bis Records , asserts author and music historian Ted Gioia, because “it’s an ugly reason.” At first blush, the purchase of the 50-year-old Swedish label seems at odds with Apple’s past … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center Theater have commissioned 42-year-old  Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets to write an opera  about Ukrainian mothers going into Russia to rescue their forcibly detained … » Read

A survey by the U.K. Musicians’ Union and the charity Help Musicians of nearly 6,000 working British musicians—87 percent of whom were white—indicates that nearly half earn less than £14,000 ($17,460) a year. This is … » Read

Players and management at the Philadelphia Orchestra appear to have reached an impasse. On Sept. 10, the same day the old contract expired, 85 musicians rejected what the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. (POKC) called its “best … » Read

With the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel as music and artistic director designate, two years hence, the New York Philharmonic receives its largest-ever single endowment gift: $40 million from Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang.  Mr. Tang is the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting the stage for the World Trade Center’s newest addition. It isn’t another office tower, nor is it a monument, at least explicitly, to the … » Read

One 93-year-old man is responsible for some of Finland’s greatest exports—orchestra conductors. The well-seasoned Esa-Pekka Salonen, leading female conductors like Susanna Mälkki and Dalia Stasevska, and rising stars Klaus … » Read

The theme of “Summer of Paradise” proved just right for the five-week 2023 Lucerne Festival, which attracted 13,800 more concertgoers—a 12 percent increase—than did the previous summer’s festivities. Over 84,000 … » Read

The musicians of the New York City Ballet (NYCB) orchestra have authorized a strike if a new contract cannot be negotiated with management. The two parties have thus far held five negotiating sessions; the current contract expired on Aug. 31. The … » Read