The cutbacks to opera companies instituted by Arts Council England in November 2022 have claimed another victim—the touring program that Glyndebourne has offered for over 50 years. Stephen Langridge, the company’s artistic director, … » Read

Since 2017 Matthew Wright and Tim Vincent-Smith have been staging events around Edinburgh in pop-up  Pianodrome venues made entirely from “upcycled” pianos. The initial Pianodrome, located at the Royal Botanic Garden, attracted … » Read

Bachtrack’s 2022 report on live opera, dance, and classical music—culled from its annual international listings of 27,000 concerts—paints, if not a rosy picture, certainly one that shows an industry pulling out of the pandemic. … » Read

Some of the boldest headlines in the performing arts last year were reverberations from Russian’s war on Ukraine. In addition to bombed-out theaters and silenced performances, artists’ careers, in some cases lives, were destroyed or … » Read

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Prototype Opera Festival. Founded by 2021 MA Artist of the Year Beth Morrison and HERE, an off-off-Broadway venue, and initially bankrolled by the Mellon Foundation, the festival presents, in … » Read

Perhaps it was just a marketing tactic, like a Broadway show posting closing notices to boost ticket sales. Or perhaps there really was a hue and cry that went up when the Philly Pops announced the organization would shut down. Either way, that … » Read

Arts leaders in Houston are cheering the momentum they are enjoying after the pandemic and vowing to keep moving forward. Under General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor, who joined the company a year ago , the Houston Grand Opera attracted … » Read

When Julia Wolfe’s Her Story has its local premiere with the Chicago Symphony this weekend, listeners will recognize not only her distinctive compositional style—hypnotic repetition, propulsive rhythms, and spookily intoned vocal … » Read

The New York Youth Symphony, composed of musicians between the ages of 12 and 22, has suddenly found itself in elite company, joining such world-renowned ensembles as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic as nominees for the … » Read

Like every other orchestra leader, Mark Niehaus, the Milwaukee Symphony’s executive director and president, is focused on putting butts in seats, because, he explains, “an empty seat is a completely missed opportunity. We’re not … » Read