As threatened by its landlord , the Philly Pops has been officially evicted from the Kimmel Center. All upcoming concerts are marked as “cancelled” on the Kimmel Center website, including the Feb. 17-19 program “Get Up, Stand … » Read

For well over two decades San Antonio struggled to support its symphony orchestra, which survived suspended seasons and labor struggles before finally  declaring bankruptcy in June of 2022 after 83 years of existence. Now the city is … » Read

A few weeks ago, the Philly Pops mounted a gung-ho “Save the Pops” campaign , in response to threatened closure from overwhelming debt . One of its largest debtors was, and remains, its landlord, the Kimmel Center, to which it owes … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)--Terence Blanchard, the first Black composer whose work has been heard at the Metropolitan Opera, will be given a yearlong celebration at Lincoln Center starting in March. The Met, New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Film … » Read

Rumors of the impending death of classical music due in part to the lack of interest among younger listeners have apparently been greatly exaggerated. A survey by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, published in December 2022, discovered that 74 … » Read

After weeks of criticism from industry and government insiders, as well as the public, Arts Council England (ACE) has blinked, announcing that it would restore 91 percent—£11.46mn ($14.1mn)--in National Lottery funding to English … » Read

NEW YORK — The Met Opera will not launch Richard Jones’s new staging of the Ring in 2025. The coproduction with the English National Opera, which the Met announced in February 2021, is endangered now that ENO’s funding has … » Read

The Kennedy family is American royalty, and like many royal families has suffered more than its share of highly publicized tragedies. While the assassinations of both John and Robert Kennedy as well as Teddy Kennedy’s infamous involvement … » Read

The challenges confronting the Metropolitan Opera are scarcely a secret. A shrinking subscriber base, swaths of empty seats for standard repertoire, a stretched donor base, and strait-jacket-like union contracts all pose threats to the long-term … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has announced the creation of the Anne Parsons Leadership Program, a three-year pilot designed to mentor women and non-binary orchestra professionals in their career progression. “Anne Parsons was an … » Read