A union between early-music ensemble Hesperus and silent films from the 1920s would seem an unlikely one, but the success of the group’s 12 silent-movie soundtracks over the past two decades has proven otherwise. The Three Musketeers … » Read

Aaron Cohen seems to be taking a leaf out of Gustav Mahler’s own book in the third instalment of “Embrace Everything,” his ongoing series of deep-diving podcasts illuminating the composer’s immersive symphonies. Where … » Read

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt [pictured] has included £8.6mn of unanticipated funding for Edinburgh's festivals in the British government’s 2023 budget. The announcement on March 15 comes just weeks following news that … » Read

Distinguished classical music label Hyperion has been acquired by Universal Music Group (UMG), joining the latter’s other classical labels, Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but presumably it will … » Read

Opera Australia and Victorian Opera are for the first time collaborating to present three performances of Mozart’s Idomeneo in a fully staged production at the Palais Theater in St. Kilda, July 4-8. Lindy Hume is set to direct the tale of … » Read

The 2023-24 season of the Washington National Opera has set itself an ambitious goal—to ask, in the words of General Director Timothy O’Leary, “What is the future of opera? How will opera evolve to thrill, challenge, include and … » Read

At present, the classical music in the U.K. is in turmoil. Art Council of England’s  draconian cuts to opera funding   as well as the BBC’s announcement of deep cuts to its orchestras and the shuttering of the BBC Singers , … » Read

Aaron Watkins, who is set to succeed prima ballerina Tamara Rojo as artistic director of the English National Ballet (ENB), is intent on ridding the stereotypes of dancers’ bodies. Conventional thinking demands all female ballet dancers be … » Read

At last! Apple’s classical music streaming service, promised for mid to late 2022 after the tech giant acquired Primephonic in August 2021 , is scheduled to launch on Monday, March 28, as a standalone app. Those who already have Apple Music … » Read

This May the Cleveland Orchestra is presenting The American Dream , a festival of music, exhibits, panel discussions, a film, a play, a poetry reading, and numerous concerts, all of which explore questions of whether and how the U.S. has … » Read