The Portland (OR) Opera is abandoning its experiment of moving the season to the summer months and going back to its longtime fall to spring schedule. Sue Dixon, external affairs chief who has been serving as interim since general director … » Read

The Los Angeles Music Center—whose resident companies are the LA Opera, LA Philharmonic, LA Master Chorale, the Center Theater Group, and Glrya Kaufman Dance—has received a gift of $12 million, toward making its programming … » Read

Further developments in streaming classical music —apart from new services like Idagio and Primephonic that are actually designed for the genre—include better sound quality. But to take advantage of it, you will need to keep using … » Read

San Antonio Symphony musicians are getting a raise—of about six percent over the next three years. By 2022, the starting salary will be $35,774. The orchestra performs about 15 classical programs a year, each for two nights, along with … » Read

For a time, it looked as if the Alaska State Council on the Arts would be one of the many victims of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s [pictured] “scorched earth” budget policies. Zeroed out in the initial round of budget vetoes … » Read

The film industry in Brazil is under attack by the right-wing government of President Jair Bolsonaro (pictured). The country’s Minister of Citizenship, Omar Terra, has suspended applications for government funding of television projects for … » Read

The release of a number of movies about musicians—Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, among others—over the past year led The Guardian to compile its own list of the 30 best films about music and musicians. The newspaper … » Read

Simon Rattle kicks off his third season as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra in a blaze of contemporary British music. The opening concert, on Sept. 14, starts with the world premiere of Antisphere by Emily Howard, commissioned for … » Read

Arts Council England published its annual report yesterday [Aug. 22], painting as positive a picture as possible in uncertain times. But hidden on page 63 is a stark warning: “A reduction in our Grant-in-Aid income from 2020 would result in … » Read

The Pittsburgh Opera has been on a roll. Attendance grew by 13 percent during the past season, bringing total participation up to 67,500. Dr. Donald Fischer, newly elected to a three-year term as chairman of the board, is eager to build on the … » Read