Fausto Cacciatori faced a challenge. How could this chief conservator of the Violin Museum in Cremona, Italy, where the master luthier Antonio Stradivari plied his trade 300 years ago, preserve the inimitable sounds of the museum’s … » Read

Citizens of the county of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, home to the city of Charlotte and the notorious “bathroom bill,” could soon see a new sales tax to support the arts. Valencia McDowell, incoming chair of the Arts & Science … » Read

A life devoted to the arts may offer many rewards. Sadly, a large income is very rarely one of them. ArtsPay 2018, a U.K. survey of pay and earnings in the cultural sector, suggests that expectations of long unpaid hours that “wouldn't be … » Read

Since modern cruise ships have come to resemble floating resorts in size and activity options, instability at sea is apparently no longer an issue. Perhaps that’s one reason the entertainment on Celebrity Cruises is soon to feature dancers … » Read

There was a time when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians were the highest paid in the land. In recent years, they have become only the third highest paid, after Los Angeles and San Francisco, where base wages are expected to reach $3570 per … » Read

Sony Classical’s recent reissue of the “Black Composers Series” is a timely reminder of the late Chicago conductor Paul Freeman’s contributions to promoting classical music written by African Americans. First released by … » Read

For its 40 th -anniversary season, the Atlanta Opera will mount four operas on its mainstage, the 2,750-seat Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (named for Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta). Its two-opera “Discovery” series will use … » Read

Brown University and the New York-based architectural firm REX have unveiled designs for the university’s new 94,500-square-foot performing arts center,  to be located on the former site of the 19 th -century Sharpe House, moved to … » Read

In his first season as music director designate, Fabio Luisi [pictured] will lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in five weeks of concerts, the highlights of which include Salome in concert, the Dallas premiere of composer-in-residence Julia … » Read

London’s cup is suddenly running over with major new music venues. The plans for the Center for Music in the City of London, located at the Barbican Center, were no sooner  unveiled than Anthony Wilkinson, founder and director of the … » Read