For the past three months, the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) have been performing without a contract. As the ensemble’s departure date of March 9 for a pair of four-day residencies in Paris and Hamburg looms, negotiations … » Read

Riccardo Muti, currently in his 13 th and final season at the artistic helm of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will apparently remain close by in 2023-24, conducting three programs in Orchestra Hall, including the opening concerts, September … » Read

Brexit has put a damper on Britain’s creative industries, narrowing opportunities abroad and at home for everything from motion pictures, audio books, and video games to music, theater, and dance. The creative industries account for six … » Read

The $100mn expansion of Powell Hall , the home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) since the mid-1960s, has forced the ensemble to find temporary quarters until the renovation is completed in 2025. So the 2023-24 season will be split … » Read

The Joffrey Ballet’s Anna Karenina , which opened at Chicago’s Civic Opera House on Feb. 15, took five years to create. Commissioned in 2014 from choreographer Yuri Possokhov, a former star at the Bolshoi Ballet, the work’s … » Read

BOSTON (AP) — An effort to digitize more than 200 Boston Pops radio broadcasts conducted by John Williams from 1979 until 1991 is almost complete, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced last Wednesday, Williams’ 91st birthday. The … » Read

On the night of July 16, two fans of The Phantom of the Opera will get the opportunity to sleep in Box 37 in Paris’s Palais Garnier, the house that inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical. Box 37 will be lavishly furnished in … » Read

At least three teachers at Italy’s largest music school, the Milan Conservatoire, are being investigated for allegedly taking bribes to guarantee admission. The allegations are under investigation by the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra and other organizations based at the Kimmel Center have been dealing with a cyberattack since last Thursday, one that is impacting ticket sales; two days ago the orchestra created a  temporary portal to sell … » Read

Most of the web pages beyond the home page on the Met Opera website were down today, for over four hours, including the calendar and the box office. Clicking on any one of the "buy tickets" links yielded an error page. As of late afternoon, the … » Read