A production of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana at San Francisco’s 1200-seat Dance Mission Theater, opening tonight, will be adding something special to the usual spectacle that is opera—an aerialist. The idea is the … » Read

The status of the Black Sea port of Odesa in Ukraine as a major center for the export of grain made it a prime target during the first months of the Russian invasion. But despite early, savage assaults, the city has remained firmly under … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall will reach its pre-pandemic level of 170 concerts during a 2023-24 season that includes a focus on the fall of the Weimar Republic. The hall said Tuesday the season will open Oct. 4 with Riccardo Muti … » Read

Cooler heads finally seem to be prevailing in the tug-of-war between Arts Council England (ACE) and English National Opera (ENO) initiated last November when ACE zeroed out the company’s funding and pushed it to relocate outside London. No … » Read

Teetering on the edge , the Philly Pops is undergoing a major shakeup. Gone immediately is Pops president Frank Giordano, who resigned and has been succeeded as president and CEO by Karen Corbin, previously the Pops’ COO. David Charles … » Read

Opera Philadelphia launches its 2023-24 season with 10 Days in a Madhouse, a new opera by local composer Rene Orth ++ based on 19 th -century reporter Nellie Bly’s experience faking madness in Blackwell’s Asylum for the Insane, in … » Read

On Friday night, February 24, the musicians of Ukraine's National Philharmonic came together in Kyiv’s Mykola Lysenko Colonnaded Hall to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. The hour-long concert, titled “Music of … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily D’Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera’s concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 28-year-old Canadian … » Read

What better way to greet 68 candidates for U.S. citizenship than with a stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by the Philadelphia Orchestra? On Feb. 23 candidates from 34 countries gathered at Philadelphia’s Kimmel … » Read

New technology is helping the Finnish National Opera revolutionize its production process. Working with the Helsinki firm Varjo, the company uses virtual reality to build a “digital twin” of its performance hall. The system offers … » Read