Labor strikes over proposed pension changes are crippling Paris, with one in every four high speed trains cancelled, most underground transport at a standstill, and no letup in sight before Christmas. Some 15 performances have been cancelled at … » Read

An increase in donations helped the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) finish the 2019 fiscal year with a $143,000 surplus against a $10.8m annual operating budget. About 63 percent of its income came from individuals, companies, and … » Read

Ambitious building projects in the music world are progressing well in both Cincinnati and San Francisco. Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI) announced that its 4,500-person capacity venue on the northern bank of the Ohio River in the Queen … » Read

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