Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians went ahead with their free concert Saturday afternoon in the New Shiloh Baptist Church, the same day as the free season opener at Meyerhoff Hall was scheduled. The latter never happened, because the players … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony has declared its musicians on strike (“The musicians of the BSO have not returned to work this week”) and so has postponed the coming weekend’s opening event by one week. The free concert scheduled for … » Read

As anticipated, the full membership of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra voted to reject management’s final offers to return to work.There were two: Accept the fact that money is scarce and agree to a 40-week season under a new, one-year … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is in the midst of a transformation. The most visible evidence is a new 236-bed, cutting-edge residence and parking complex. The school is also taking steps to reduce its student body, ideally from 430 to … » Read

A gift of $4m from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation will enable the Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) to complete a versatile residential facility—the final element of its 1990 master site plan. Since the 1930s succeeding … » Read

After three days of intensive negotiations, Baltimore Symphony management and musicians are at a crossroads. In separate press releases last night, each issued their own version of the situation. Headline from management: "Baltimore Symphony … » Read

Is Stuart Murphy [pictured], the English National Opera’s (ENO) chief executive, “cocking a snook at those whose friendly understanding it should be courting”? Telegraph critic Rupert Christiansen thinks so.  In denying … » Read

As a chaser to its standoff with management, the Baltimore Symphony musicians this morning filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against the orchestra, claiming, “Since June 17, 2019, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has failed, and … » Read

A brief political protest interrupted the Sept. 6 opening of the San Francisco Opera (SFO) season when two men chanted “Impeach Trump now!” and tossed flyers off the balcony. Michael Petrelis told the San Francisco Chronicle that he … » Read

Over the past decade Opera Philadelphia has established a reputation as an innovative company that nurtures new works and breathes fresh life into standard fare. It has given birth to 21 new operas—works that have gone on to over 260 … » Read