Sir Stephen Cleobury, former director of the famed choir at King's College Cambridge, died on November 22 after a long illness. He was 70. The British conductor, organist, and composer retired last year after 37 years in the post. “It is … » Read

Despite the recent box office successes of Porgy and Bess and Akhnaten , a Nov. 20 report from S & P Global Ratings served as a reminder of the ongoing financial challenges faced by the Metropolitan Opera. While keeping the “A” … » Read

ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan)--Reclusive Turkmenistan staged its first foreign opera on Tuesday, nearly 19 years after the Central Asian country's founding president banned the art form as "incompatible with Turkmen mentality." A state theater in the … » Read

The BBC Concert Orchestra has appointed Finnish conductor Anna-Maria Helsing as its new principal guest conductor. Unlike the recent crop of podium women, Helsing has honed her craft over a significant period of time, having made her debut at the … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra announces its 2020 Tanglewood season today, inclusive of programming at the Tanglewood Learning Institute, much of it complementary. Seasonal focal points are Beethoven’s 250 th and Isaac Stears’s 100th … » Read

MILAN-- Alexander Pereira doesn’t start his new job as superintendent of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino until December 16, but on Monday, he held a press conference unveiling his ambitious first program for it, along with a significant hike in … » Read

Opera San Antonio, now in its fifth year as resident opera company of the new Tobin Center, has named a new general and artistic director, as well as a new music director. It’s not entirely clear whom they succeed directly, but previous to … » Read

The Turtle Bay Music School, Manhattan’s mainstay community music school for 94 years, is closing. The school sold its midtown four-story home at 242 E. 52nd St. last year for about $11 million and moved to a commercial condo building … » Read

The Detroit Symphony (DSO) hopes to revolutionize music education in its city. If support can be found, the orchestra plans to supply any K-12 student in Detroit’s public, private, and charter schools who wants to play an instrument with a … » Read

The flooding in Venice, the most devastating in the city since 1966, has wreaked havoc everywhere, causing two deaths and an estimated €1bn worth of damage. Teatro La Fenice, whose season-opening is scheduled for November 24, has cancelled … » Read