NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera’s percentage of box office revenue rose slightly this season, giving General Manager Peter Gelb [pictured] hope the company’s finances have rebounded. Gelb said the season that ended Saturday … » Read

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) has finished the last three years with operating surpluses. Although the amounts have been modest, they nonetheless represent a step back from the brink of financial disaster for the 75-year-old ensemble, New … » Read

SHANGHAI — On Sunday at the Oriental Art Center, South Korean violinist Won Hyung Joon and North Korean soprano Kim Song Mi offered a joint performance that they hope will bring the Koreas closer amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. North … » Read

The uncertainty surrounding Brexit has prompted the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) to issue Impact of Brexit on Musicians . More than 10 percent of the 2,000 previously surveyed report that Brexit has already led to the withdrawal or … » Read

There’s good news from Down Under. Opera Australia (OA) finished the 2018 season with a $342,667 (Australian dollars) operating surplus on gross receipts of $115m. This represents a significant turnaround from 2017, when OA had an operating … » Read

The Santa Fe Opera announced its 2020 season today, live-streaming its press conference on Facebook. General Director Robert K. Meya led the proceedings, with Board President Susan G. Marineau on hand, as well as Dramaturg Cori Ellison , and … » Read

MILAN—On Monday, Luca Formenton, head of Italian publisher Saggiatore, stood before a packed conference room to announce the formation of a new orchestra, LaFil. It can hardly be a coincidence that Daniele Gatti, with ample free time on his … » Read

The Lucerne Festival, est. 1938, is making some key changes. As of 2020 it will abolish the offshoots of its annual six-week-long summer festival: the Easter Festival (the last one ran April 6-14) and the Piano Festival (scheduled for November … » Read

Steinway & Sons has unveiled the Lang Lang Black Diamond (LLBD) grand piano, said to be “designed” by its namesake, and sure to be a best seller in his native country, which already accounts for one quarter of Steinway’s … » Read

The increased competition to capture their audiences’ attention has led performing arts organizations to embrace a number of innovative strategies. The Utah Opera is hoping that enlisting a coterie of social media influencers would pique … » Read