Two of Australia’s biggest presenters—Opera Australia and the Australia Ballet—finished their most recent fiscal years with operating deficits that together equal almost AU$20 million. The opera company posted a AU$10 million … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he’s devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to … » Read

Boston offers music lovers a cornucopia of performances by, among many, the Boston Symphony Orchestra , the Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera, and the Celebrity Series. The latter two of these … » Read

Citing “a culture of anxiety and uncertainty” and a “lack of transparency,” more than 90 “trust” (nonfederal) employees at the Kennedy Center—about 60 percent of those eligible—have signed cards … » Read

An open letter with more than 550 signatories from musical artists and industry groups, sent in advance of a key E.U.-U.K. summit scheduled for London on May 19, urges political leaders to remove the post-Brexit touring barriers between the E.U. … » Read

Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) has selected Léa Moisan-Perrier as the ensemble’s new assistant conductor, as of the upcoming 2025-26 season. She succeeds Canadian Naomi Woo, OM’s artistic collaborator from … » Read

The U.S. has never rolled out the welcome mat for touring artists from abroad. “The [U.S.] artist visa process for several generations has been a really expensive, incredibly slow and complex process,” Matthew Covey, a New York … » Read

NEW YORK -- Poet Marie Howe, one of this year's winners of the Pulitzer Prize , says being a writer is often less a career than a vocation. You rely on teaching and other outside work and seek support from foundations or from a government agency, … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has sought and received $4 million from the Sherman Family Foundation, with an  additional $1 million in matching funds planned. The Foundation, based in Baltimore, focuses on education and … » Read

Gustav Mahler’s symphonies are gigantic in scope, “visceral and overwhelming,” writes pianist Julius Drake, embodying the composer’s belief that they “must contain everything.” His 50 or so songs, on the other … » Read