Citing problems with “internal communications, work environment, and issues related to equity and diversity,” three key, part-time Long Beach Opera employees have resigned. One of them is Alexander Gedeon, director of Stimmung , by … » Read

ROME, Italy (AP) — A gentle tune from a violin played by a musician who has been dubbed Ukraine’s “cellar violinist” is a lullaby for a child sheltered in the dark basement of an apartment building in the besieged … » Read

Many cultural institutions around the country are asking, “Is it too soon to unmask?” As the Covid-19 virus retreats and local and state governments begin relaxing public health regulations for public venues, arts leaders are once … » Read

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) has canceled an appearance by Alexander Malofeev, a 20-year-old Russian pianist who had been scheduled to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 March 9-13 with Michael Tilson Thomas on … » Read

A visitor to the St Pancras International concourse in London on March 7, International Women’s Day, might have had a brief operatic encounter. Over the course of several hours, ten singers from the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker … » Read

On March 31, Carnegie Hall and Music Kitchen–Food for the Soul premieres Forgotten Voices , a composite song cycle written by 15 award-winning composers with a text created by homeless-shelter participants. "The 15 songs of Forgotten Voices … » Read

PARIS — The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically onstage in Paris but in spirit back home in Kyiv. In other circumstances, the Kyiv City Ballet’s residency at the Théâtre du Chatelet would … » Read

News outlets are reporting the arrival of 30 young Ukrainian musicians, many of them members of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, at the Hungarian border town of Zahony on Sunday, enroute to the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as they flee … » Read

Today’s etiquette for a classical music concert is a remnant of the 19 th century and is best characterized as “silent attentiveness” to the musicians on stage. While there are exceptions, they are generally restricted to … » Read

After years of stops and starts, of assorted name changes and acoustic-adjustment band aids, the New York Philharmonic’s new hall will open next October, two years ahead of its planned completion (a bit of good pandemic-induced news), all … » Read