A proposal to use €15 million in Saudi Arabian government funds for Milan's La Scala opera house came under fire on Tuesday because of anger over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The October killing of the Washington Post … » Read

Despite a healthy increase in charitable giving in 2018, experts predict there are tough times ahead for nonprofits dependent on the generosity of donors. The increase in giving last year—1.6 percent—came largely from gifts of $1,000 … » Read

Last year  the U.K.’s High Court ruled that there was "a clear factual and causal link" between violist Christopher Goldscheider’s hearing loss and his position in the Royal Opera House (ROH) orchestra pit. [See  Musician … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra will spotlight female talent in its 2019-20 season — including 12 women composers and six guest conductors — becoming the latest major orchestra to identify a need for a more gender diversity. The season, … » Read

On Feb. 28 a leader in Maryland’s legislature threw a life buoy to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in the form of a proposed $3.2 million appropriation. Maggie McIntosh [pictured], a Baltimore Democrat and chair of the House … » Read

Was it deliberate provocation or a tongue-in-cheek prank? There is little agreement about why the St. Petersburg Concert Choir elected to celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day on Feb. 23 with a performance of a song about the total nuclear … » Read

A negative review by a New York Times theater critic can be the kiss of death for a production hoping to make it to Broadway. But Be More Chill , by composer and lyricist Joe Iconis, is proving to be a hardy survivor, thanks mainly to social … » Read

The financially strapped Baltimore Symphony is getting some moral support from its City Council, which on Monday passed a resolution to ask the State to restore BSO funding to “pre-recession” levels. It noted that a “growing and … » Read

Bondo Nyembwe, executive director of Academia Cesar Chavez, has set out to prove the power of music education to change the lives of his students. Three years ago, when he arrived at this dual-language charter school located in a largely Hispanic … » Read

Canadian Olympic gold medalist Samantha Quek learned a lesson at the opera the hard way. While attending a performance of Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor at the Vienna State Opera on February 18, she was asked to leave the hall after she … » Read