Khori Dastoor, who started her career as a resident artist at Opera San José in 2007 and is today its general director, is to be the next general director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera, arguably the country’s most innovative large … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago returns to live performances in September and October when Enrique Mazzola, the company’s new music director, leads performances of Verdi’s Macbeth and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love . Intermissions, … » Read

The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra (FSYO) had to scramble to pull off its first concert since March 2020. Originally slated to perform on June 27 at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, the orchestra was forced to relocate when relief … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — Thunderstorms hit Germany late Monday and torrential rain poured down on southern and western parts of the country leading to dozens of accidents and hundreds of firefighter operations throughout the night. In Bavaria, some … » Read

In September the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will assemble for the first time in 18 months to kick off its 2021-2022 season. Music Director Manfred Honeck returns for his 14 th year, which will also mark the 50th anniversary of Heinz Hall … » Read

The U.K. and Australia have announced an ambitious cultural exchange program exploring the theme of “Who Are We Now?” Made public on the heels of a new Free Trade Agreement, the exchange aims to strengthen and build cultural … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

VERONA, Italy -- The Verona Arena amphitheater in northern Italy has returned to staging full operas for the first time since the pandemic — but with one big difference. The monumental sets that normally fill the vast amphitheater stage … » Read

During the pandemic, an orchestra playing at full tilt can quickly become a super spreader machine. Brass and wind instruments in particular emit aerosols—tiny respiratory droplets—that travel around the stage and into the audience, … » Read

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced that two new programs open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations and local arts agencies will distribute $135mn in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. Forty percent of these funds are to … » Read