Plans to shutter the State Theater at Melbourne’s Arts Center have forced Opera Australia (OA) and the Australian Ballet to scramble to find alternative venues for nearly three years. The State Theater is scheduled to close around Easter in … » Read

The actual concert hall of David Geffen Hall, named in 2015 for a $100m gift from the LA billionaire, will be the Wu Tsai Theater, named for the $50m gift from Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsa that enabled the renovation to be completed two years ahead … » Read

The introduction of a new production of the Ring cycle at Bayreuth is always an occasion for comment and criticism. The premiere of Das Rheingold on July 31 led Martin Kettle of The Guardian to wonder, “Who knew?” Who knew, he asks, … » Read

Lauren Pearl is giving new meaning to the term high-flying soprano. Sure, her latest venture calls for her to sing up to a high C, but plenty of operatic heroines have to do that. What’s different in Pearl’s case is that she will be … » Read

The very best of intentions can sometimes lead both individuals and organizations astray. Such would appear to be the case at the Long Beach Opera (LBO), which saw three Black employees resign last March on the eve of the 2022 season’s … » Read

Chicago Sinfonietta has received what it calls a “special award” of $1 million from the Mellon Foundation, whose granting practices among arts organizations continue to reflect the Foundation-wide focus on social justice. Sinfonietta … » Read

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra , brainchild of Canadian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, whose grandmothers are Ukrainian and Icelandic, wife of Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, made its debut in Warsaw’s National Concert Hall on July 28. … » Read

In recent years, patrons of the Nashville Symphony had come to dread the arrival of summer, when tens of thousands of purple martins chose to treat the elm trees surrounding the Schermerhorn Symphony Center as their favorite Airbnb stopover … » Read

COVID-19 and its variants continue to spread their unwanted ills, and choristers singing without masks should take note: Because of a number of cases in its ranks, the Blossom Festival Chorus has cancelled its appearance with the Cleveland … » Read

The Salzburg Festival is coming under heavy criticism for its links to performers and sponsors tied to Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. At the center of the controversy is the opening night performance by the St. Petersburg-based … » Read