On Friday night, February 24, the musicians of Ukraine's National Philharmonic came together in Kyiv’s Mykola Lysenko Colonnaded Hall to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. The hour-long concert, titled “Music of … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily D’Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera’s concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 28-year-old Canadian … » Read

What better way to greet 68 candidates for U.S. citizenship than with a stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by the Philadelphia Orchestra? On Feb. 23 candidates from 34 countries gathered at Philadelphia’s Kimmel … » Read

New technology is helping the Finnish National Opera revolutionize its production process. Working with the Helsinki firm Varjo, the company uses virtual reality to build a “digital twin” of its performance hall. The system offers … » Read

Johann Sebastian Bach was quite the family man, siring 20 children with his two wives, and seeing ten of them reach adulthood. Intrigued by the reasons for the composer’s last-minute creation of his famous Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf , the … » Read

Plans to cut £7mn from Creative Scotland’s budget have been shelved in response to the public outcry: more than 15,000 people signed a petition organized by Campaign for the Arts against the cut. The policy reversal means that the … » Read

The state of Wisconsin spends 14 cents per capita on arts and culture—with Georgia, the lowest of any state in the union. At the same time, Wisconsin arts and cultural production is estimated to add about 2.8 percent—$9.6 … » Read

Since the decision by Arts Council England (ACE) last November to take a dull meat ax to funding for several of the nation’s most important opera companies, lovers of the art form can be forgiven if they feel as if, in the words of The … » Read

The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust has pledged $2.28M to support full tuition scholarships for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Posse Arts Program. Founded in 2021, the three-partner program (with Bard College … » Read

Consistent with earlier indicators , the Metropolitan Opera in 2023-24 will emphasize more contemporary work than in the past, all in keeping with Met General Manager Peter Gelb’s stated goal of achieving “a rebalance between the … » Read