NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout on Thursday, the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The … » Read

The Kulas Foundation has made a multi-year commitment of $2 million to the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). The gift consists of a one-time $1 million leadership gift and a pledge of $150,000 in annual operating support for seven years. The … » Read

The adjunct/part-time faculty at the New School in New York, which includes the Mannes School of Music, went on strike on Nov. 16. Adjuncts comprise 87 percent of the teachers at the institution, and 96 percent of those at Mannes—the … » Read

Update, 12/9, 4 pm: A recent message on the website indicates that some orchestra tickets are available for $50 through Lincoln Center, in an open-seating, first-come, first served basis, The Metropolitan Opera website has been down since … » Read

PRAGUE — An original manuscript in Beethoven's hand is getting returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, whose members had to flee the country to escape the Holocaust. The Moravian Museum in the Czech … » Read

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) are forming a partnership to support reciprocal touring in Australia and the U.K., facilitate emerging artist exchanges, and co-commission performances and activities, … » Read

While much of the attention surrounding Arts Council England’s draconian cuts to opera has focused on English National Opera, the ENO is not alone in feeling it has been done wrong. The Welsh National Opera (WNO) has lost £2.2mn … » Read

[ See also Part I .] When the shutdown first began in March of 2020, Rafael Payare, in his first season as music director of the San Diego Symphony (SDS), was in Berlin. It was orchestra CEO Martha Gilmer who urged him to bring his daughter and … » Read

“Classical music in Britain is in trouble.” So posits Ivan Hewett, chief classical music critic for The Telegraph . In apportioning blame for this sorry state of affairs, Hewitt lists several causes, which he maintains are subsidiary … » Read

Musical theater—theater with music—is an expensive proposition, so presenters are always seeking ways to reduce costs while maintaining the integrity of their product. For the past six decades or so, one of the primary cost-saving … » Read