In November the Paris Opera launched "L'Opéra en Guyane" (Opera in Guiana), an outreach program intended to familiarize people living on an island off the coast of South America with opera and ballet. "It's all part of the idea to build … » Read

The shuttering of the Philly Pops, a casualty of the pandemic, has both immediate and long-term ramifications. The city’s concert calendar has suddenly lost 40 events, which translates to fewer visitors spending time and money downtown, and … » Read

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has purchased international artist management firm Askonas Holt, which has a roster ranging from Simon Rattle to Julia Bullock and, with offices in London and Berlin, oversees the careers of literally … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival will present two concerts on January 6 and 7, one in Philadelphia at Verizon Hall and one in New York at Alice Tully Hall. A coproduction with the Suzhou … » Read

Writing in The Guardian, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s minister of culture, has urged western allies to boycott Russian culture by  halting performances of the music of Tchaikovsky and other Russian composers until the end of the war. … » Read

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