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

In a cynical move that seems intended to generate revenue to help underwrite U.S. immigration policies, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed raising artist visa petition fees by nearly 400 percent. The … » Read

In a move that one official labels "the first major review of classical music at the BBC in a generation," the media giant has announced a major shakeup that the Musicians Union insists will have an “utterly devastating” impact on how … » Read

An alarming hike in U.S. visa fees—topping 400 percent, along with other changes—would directly impact arts organizations and has been proposed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The deadline for public … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—When Esa-Pekka Salonen’s symphonic poem Nyx had a poorly played premiere in Paris in 2011, the experience was so dispiriting to the composer that he considered giving up music to grow organic potatoes in Finland. Or so … » Read