Benefit concerts are nothing new, but the sheer volume of events in support of Ukraine is surely unprecedented. The musical offerings have ranged from opera to country, with venues as different in scope as the Metropolitan Opera and an ad hoc … » Read

Riccardo Minasi, chief conductor of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, is the new music director of Tetrao Carlo Felice in Genoa. He’ll conduct two operas and four symphonic programs for each of the next three seasons, starting in 2022-23. … » Read

A group of preservationists in St. Louis is hoping to convince the city’s symphony orchestra (SLSO) not to demolish a nearby 35-year-old home to facilitate SLSO’s planned $100 million expansion of Powell Hall . “I am not really … » Read

Brexit appears to be the gift that just keeps on giving. In a recent appearance before the U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Jessica Koravos, president of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Really Useful Group, told MPs that it … » Read

Although public radio’s classical outlets experienced declining audiences during the pandemic, many of those who did listen found a soothing refuge from a scary world and responded with ratings records and generous donations. For WDAV in … » Read

Since becoming artistic director of the newly renamed Detroit Opera (aka Michigan Opera Theater) in 2020, Yuval Sharon has crafted cutting edge productions in a parking garage, an abandoned theater, and other unlikely venues. Now, as the … » Read

In 2020 Congress created two tools to help employers navigate the treacherous waters of the pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program, which received considerable press attention, provided forgivable loans to employers to keep their employees on … » Read

On the evening of March 17, operagoers at the Met’s production of Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos were treated to something rare—a heckler. As soprano Brenda Rae, who was portraying the Zerbinetta, the leading lady of a … » Read

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 143 rd season, and Stéphane Denève’s fourth as music director, will feature more than 26 works new to St. Louis audiences, including 18 contemporary pieces; world premieres by Guillaume … » Read

The 2022-2023 season of Belgium's Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, announced by its General and Artistic Director Peter de Caluwe, includes several works that had been postponed during the pandemic as well as new additions to the … » Read