A protest in song and dance that originated in Chile is quickly spreading around the world. Un violador en tu camino ( A Rapist in Your Path ) draws attention to violence against women and has already appeared in Colombia, Mexico, France, India, … » Read

Thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest on Dec. 9 to protest government legislation that would overhaul the financing and management of state-funded theaters. More than 50,000 people signed a petition condemning the proposal, which actors, … » Read

American Soprano Latonia Moore, whose performance as Serena (“My Man’s Gone Now”) in the Met’s Porgy and Bess this fall rightfully earned abundant praise, has left Askonas Holt and joined the roster of San Francisco-based … » Read

Michael Pastreich joined the Washington Ballet as CEO because he wanted to work with Julia Kent, the legendary ballerina who is now the company’s creative director. “Excellence is the core of everything she does,” he says, … » Read

A new study has found that wind players face a 16 percent greater risk of developing a respiratory illness than members of the general public. Holly Drover, a physiotherapist at Nottingham University Hospitals and a flutist, conducted research … » Read

Now in his 19 th and penultimate year as music director, Robert Spano has made a few essential changes among key principals in the Atlanta Symphony. Succeeding principal cello Christopher Rex, who retired in 2018, is Rainer Eudeikis [pictured], … » Read

MILAN — The gala season premiere of Puccini’s Tosca starring Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and conducted by Riccardo Chailly received 15 minutes of applause from an audience of Milanese elite, in an evening that celebrated culture as … » Read

The Australian arts community is furious at Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to subsume the government’s arts agency, already an add-on to the Department of Communications, into the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, … » Read

Deutsche Welle , the German state-owned international broadcaster, has launched a dedicated classical music YouTube channel, timed to coincide with Beethoven’s 250 th birthday celebrations. Effective immediately, DW Classical Music will … » Read

To hear the leadership of the Minnesota Orchestra (MO) tell it, an $8.8m operating deficit for the 2019 fiscal year, the largest in the organization’s history, is nothing to worry about. President and CEO Michelle Miller Burns characterized … » Read