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2025-26 Season at Y's Tisch Music Center

The 92nd Street Y’s 2025/26 Tisch Music Season, the second for Executive Director Nicholas Russotto, opens on October 19 and extends through the following June 8, inclusive of three world and ten New York premieres. Twenty-six artists … »
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Accord Reached, Springfield Symphony

The Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians have reached a two-year collective bargaining agreement that extends through 2026–27. SSO President and CEO Paul Lambert called the new … »
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Opéra Bastille: Raze or Repair?

The Bastille Opera in Paris opened in 1989, presenting a modern face that was a stark departure from the opulent Palais Garnier, built for the Paris Opera between 1861 and 1875 at the direction of Napoleon III. The 36-year-old building has not … »
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'Toxic' Culture Yields Exodus at Sarasota Ballet

The Sarasota Ballet’s international reputation is thanks in large part to the vision and leadership of Director Iain Webb and his wife, Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri, acolytes of British choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, whose … »
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Met Tix Sales Down Due to Immigration Crackdown

NEW YORK (AP) — Metropolitan Opera season attendance dropped slightly following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that coincided with a decrease in tourists to New York. The Met sold 72% of capacity, matching 2023-24 … »
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Rotterdam Competition Picks 2

The 2 nd edition of the International Conducting Competition, which concluded on June 13 in Rotterdam, produced two Grand Prix winners from among six finalists—Luis Castillo-Briceño (left), a 29-year-old Costa Rican, and Miguel … »
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SF Ballet Orchestra Signs New Agreement

The San Francisco Ballet, which will mark its 90 th anniversary this upcoming season, is to name its music director and principal conductor position for Shelby and Frederick Gans for the next 25 years to honor the couple’s recent, major … »
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Scene at KenCen Les Mis Says It All
As planned, the opening of Les Misérables at Kennedy Center last night was the opening night of Trump’s takeover of the venue, a glam symbol of his grand plan. What was founded with a mission to “embody, stimulate, and transmit … »
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Nina Stemme Sings Her Final Isolde

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nina Stemme tilted back her head after the final notes of her 126th and last Isolde performance, and her eyes filled with tears. She was hugged by tenor Stuart Skelton and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as the audience in … »
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Blunder Creates $3.3M Shortfall in Melbourne

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) last season was tumultuous. A controversial decision to cancel a performance by pianist Jayson Gilham, an internal revolt that led to the departure of the orchestra’s managing director Sophie … »
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