NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times says it needs a culture change to become a better place to work, particularly for people of color. The newspaper told its employees in a February 24 report that it will take steps to be more inclusive and … » Read

Having brought live opera to the city’s baseball stadium last fall , the Tulsa Opera will now pivot back to the Performing Arts Center with a concert commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31-June 1, 1921. … » 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

The Bach Cantatas website , the most comprehensive in the world, is the work of an Israeli computer scientist named Aryeh Oron. Although he had no formal musical training (until he learned to play the piano at age 65), Oron began his lifelong … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Center intends to emerge from the novel coronavirus pandemic by creating 10 outdoor stages for performances and rehearsals in New York City starting April 7. Venues announced Thursday as part of the Restart Stages … » Read

The English National Opera (ENO) has decided to “go big or go home,” announcing plans for a new staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle over a five-year period to begin next fall with live performances of the second of the four operas, … » Read

The second season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Sound/Stage launches March 5, with Carnival of the Animals led by Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and co-hosted with his nine-year-old son Martín. Yuja Wang and David … » Read

British conductor Jonathan Nott has renewed his contract as music and artistic director of the Geneva-based Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as of September 1, 2021. This is no ordinary renewal for the 58-year-old maestro; the new agreement is … » Read

Buoyed by the success of its fall season, presented under an open-sided circus tent , the Atlanta Opera has announced a spring season that includes five live productions—two adaptations of iconic operas and three concerts. In keeping with … » Read

As has become the norm in these abnormal times, many presenters are announcing their programming with very short lead times, never quite knowing what will and won’t be possible amid Covid restrictions in their particular part of the world. … » Read