The Minneota Orchestra has announced details of its upcoming season with a program that both looks forwards and backwards, highlighting the achievements of outgoing Music Director Osmo Vänskä’s 19-year tenure, but with a healthy … » Read

Aspen Music Festival dedicated its July 17 performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute to its director, Edward Berkeley, who died unexpectedly hours before the curtain went up. Berkeley had been the Aspen Music Festival and School Opera Program … » 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

There are stirrings in the British parliament that may lead to a complete reset of music streaming regulations. “Streaming has helped save the music industry following two decades of digital piracy,” wrote Kevin Brennan, an MP on … » Read

The restart of the classical music world will occasion a return to touring, and with it, hopefully, a renewed consideration of the industry’s carbon footprint. Just how much does music contribute to the global climate emergency? Air travel … » Read

A new study of performing arts organizations by TRG Arts has found that 55 percent of those in the U.S. anticipate returning to live, in-person performances before October 2021. The study, “ Arts and Culture Comeback Planning: June 2021 … » Read

Plans for Switzerland’s Verbier Festival opening on July 16 are undergoing a last-minute change. An outbreak of 16 cases of Covid-19 among the Verbier Festival Orchestra (VFO) has necessitated the ensemble’s replacement by the … » Read

For the Metropolitan Opera, it’s two down, one to go. Two of the institution’s major unions—the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)—have reached … » Read

As the pandemic finally begins to recede, it hardly seems the most propitious moment to launch a new performing arts college. But Broadway performers Danny and Ricky Loftus George are moving ahead with plans to welcome the first class of 75 … » Read

Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva , who launched her career when she won first prize in the 2010 Chopin Competition, has signed with Sheldon Artists for general management in North and South America and the U.K. Liu Kotow will represent her in Europe and … » Read