Breaking the Waves , composer Missy Mazzoli [pictured] and librettist Royce Vavrek’s adaptation of Lars von Trier’s eponymous 1996 film, is the feature attraction of the West Edge Opera’s 2019 summer season. “I’m … » Read

Bayside Performance Park, the San Diego Symphony’s proposed $45 million permanent venue for outdoor concerts in Embarcadero Marina Park, moved another step closer to reality on July 24, when the Port of San Diego commissioners unanimously … » Read

Leadership at the Curtis Institute of Music is scrambling to control the damage resulting from a July 25 newspaper report on a decades-old allegation of sexual abuse by a teacher of a student . Violinist Lara St. John said Jascha Brodsky, a … » Read

In an opinion piece, Carol Bogash, a onetime senior executive at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, excoriates the management and board for the BSO’s financial problems. Bogash, board chair of the Washington Conservatory of Music and a … » Read

Germany’s thriving cultural community is one of the richest and most diverse in Europe. But rumblings from the far-right political party Alternative for Germany [AfD] pose a growing threat to its health. Anti-immigration has been the … » Read

On Aug. 1, the Merola Opera Program will present it’s first-ever commission—the world premiere of If I Were You by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer. Nicole Paiement will conduct and Keturah Stickann direct a production … » Read

For the new production of the Ring in 2020, Bayreuth Festival Director Katharina Wagner is turning to the younger generation, choosing Austrian director Valentin Schwarz [pictured], 32, to stage it and Finnish maestro Pietari Inkinen, 40, to … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will open its 2019-20 season on September 14 not with a gala starring Renée Fleming, as originally announced, but with a free concert programmed to preview the coming season. The gala, the BSO’s … » Read

The Midsummer Ball, the largest arts fundraiser in Western Canada, has netted more than $1.27m to support the Banff Center’s arts programs, which offer education, mentorship, and inspiration to both emerging and established artists. … » Read

The death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police is an all-too-common occurrence in today’s America. Blue , a new opera by Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson, examines such a tragedy, with a … » Read