Despite widespread opposition from within the South African classical music community,  the  newly formed Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its first national tour. The inaugural concert is scheduled for Dec. 15 in … » Read

The surprise announcement that ACE had  slashed ENO’s funding on Nov. 4 set off a wave of protests throughout the U.K.’s cultural community, with accusations that Arts Council had determined that  “opera has… … » Read

On Nov. 2 three protesters representing the global environmental movement organization Extinction Rebellion disrupted a performance by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. … » Read

The Ojai Music Festival promises, as always, a wealth of new and unusual offerings, with summer 2023 curated by composer/performer Rhiannon Giddens. She and Ojai Artistic Director Ara Guzelimian have laid out plans for the June 8-11 weekend, … » Read

“Absurd,” “insane,” and “not doable” are a few of the words used by Stuart Murphy, the English National Opera's boss, to describe Arts Council England’s plan to have the company decamp to Manchester. … » Read

The decision by Arts Council of England (ACE) to leverage the loss of its funding to the English National Opera (ENO) to force the company to relocate took many by surprise. Mark Wigglesworth, whose brief tenure as the company’s music … » Read

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure backed by a celebrity lineup that included Barbra Streisand and Los Angeles-born rappers will.i.am and Dr. Dre that could pump as much as $1 billion a year from the … » Read

Is Arts Council (ACE) attacking opera? Nicholas Kenyon, chief opera critic for The Telegraph and most recently managing director of the Barbican, certainly thinks so. The ACE’s decision to  dramatically change its past funding … » Read

The internecine warfare within San Antonio’s classical music community continues unabated .  The latest skirmish pitted the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 23 against Opera San Antonio and the Classical Music Institute … » Read

Americans love lists, enthusiastically ranking everything from fast food to the world’s sexist men and women to educational institutions. The Hollywood Reporter ( HR ) has just released its annual compilation of the best music schools in … » Read