In a passionate opinion piece, The Week’s national correspondent Matthew Walther argues for the necessity of supporting America’s orchestras. “If we cannot make Wagner and Bruckner and Richard Strauss available to anyone who … » Read

Last March, the RIAA on behalf of major record labels filed suit against Charter Communications, claiming that, as an internet service provider (ISP), it does nothing to stop repeat copyright infringers from pirating titles in their respective … » Read

In Australia the struggle between those intent on ridding opera of any whiff of gender bias, sexism, or dramatized acts of violence against women and defenders of the traditional repertoire is now well underway. While agreeing that a conversation … » Read

The recent revelation that the  disastrous 2008 fire at Universal Studios in Hollywood destroyed far more than was originally reported suggests that those running the entertainment business are far better at hype than they are at telling the … » Read

The Linde Center for Music and Learning officially opened at Tanglewood on Fri., June 28. The $40m project, a complex that includes three studio spaces and a café, reaffirms the organization’s 80-year commitment to three big … » Read

The standard opera repertoire is rarely kind to women. More often than not, sickness, a jealous lover or rival, suicide, or some other lethal agent has done in one or more sopranos (and occasionally some mezzos) by the time the curtain falls. … » Read

The Rider University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is reporting that the university’s attempted sale of the Westminster Choir College to Kaiwen, a Chinese firm, is dead. Titled "Kaiwen Is Gone!," the … » Read

Rider University officially announced an end to its attempted sale of Westminster Choir College to China’s Kaiwen Education, stating that the two parties had  “mutually agreed” to terminate the initial agreement . The … » Read

As per  March’s preliminary investigation by the State Attorney General casting doubt on the viability of Rider University’s proposed sale of Westminster Choir College to a Chinese firm, speculation has now arisen that the … » Read

In addition to  continuing the musicians’ insurance benefits through the lockout, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra management has indicated  that the doors to Meyerhoff Hall will unlock as of September 9, 2019, no matter what. In the … » Read