Relying on data from its 2022 season, the Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has announced that its annual economic impact in Warren, Polk, and Dallas counties is $12mn. This represents an increase of $8.6mn in annual economic impact since the last … » Read

Musicians of the Lyric Opera of Chicago have signed a five-year contract in advance of the current one’s expiration, on June 30. The company presented a rosy future to the players. "We are encouraged by Lyric's plan for growth of the … » Read

The Schenectady (NY) Symphony Orchestra, est. 1935, has changed its name to better reflect the makeup of its orchestra members and its audience. Announced earlier this week by Board President Robert Bour and Artistic Director Glen Cortese, in … » Read

Carlos Kalmar, director of orchestral studies and principal conductor at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) since 2021, current principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, is facing a Title IX investigation into … » Read

Two upcoming choral performances in the Bay Area are vivid reminders of the power of music to illuminate historical narratives. On May 19, the Oakland Symphony will present the world premiere of Martin Rokeach’s Bodies on the Line , which … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—Sonja Frisell was a nine-year-old growing up in England when she saw still photos of Caesar and Cleopatra , a 1945 movie starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains. “My mother wouldn’t take me to it because she said it … » Read

The use of music to deter loitering or crime , or as a means of torture, is hardly a new phenomenon. Classical music, especially, is used by businesses, government agencies, and the military in ways never intended by their creators. Keith … » Read

As it concludes its first season, the San Antonio Philharmonic, which  arose like a phoenix from the ashes of the defunct San Antonio Symphony, has announced its plans for a second one: 10 classical concerts at its downtown venue in the … » Read

New Jersey based ADA Artist Management has merged with New York firm UIA Talent Agency; the ADA moniker—after Ana De Archuleta, who founded the firm some 20 years ago—has been dropped and UIA’s roster now includes artists from … » Read

It might have been like any night at the opera anywhere else in Europe, but for the presence of uniformed soldiers throughout the hall, a pre-show announcement instructing what to do in the event of an air raid alert, and the performance of the … » Read