Characterizing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as “a crown jewel within Chicago’s rich cultural landscape,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has offered to assist in the negotiations between management and the musicians. Both sides … » Read

Karina Canellakis, chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra as of next fall, on July 19 becomes the first woman ever to conduct a First Night of the Proms. The program includes the premiere of a BBC commission, Long Is the … » Read

While it’s true that the organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, which Chief Organist Olivier Latry describes as “probably the most famous organ of the world,” survived last week’s tragic fire, repairing it will be a highly complex … » Read

Results from a recent study by Arts Professional hints that artistic and executive chiefs at major U.K. arts organizations are well paid. The Royal Opera House, by way of example, in 2016-17 spent £4.2m,17 percent of its £24.7m annual … » Read

NEW YORK — The New York City Ballet must reinstate two male dancers who were fired for sharing nude photos of women and sexually explicit texts, an arbitrator ruled Friday. The arbitrator decided the company should not have fired Amar … » Read

Research commissioned by the Arts Council of England (ACE) reports that in 2016 arts and culture contributed £10.8bn ($14.15bn) to the U.K.’s economy, a figure that grew by £390m from the previous year. Arts and culture now … » Read

Things are looking up for the Baltimore Symphony. House Bill 1404, providing $1.6 million to the BSO for the next two fiscal years, is expected to be signed by Governor Larry Hogan in a few weeks. The legislation would also trigger the formation … » Read

What’s an opera company to do about super/surtitles when there is no projection screen available, much less the technology required to project titles? In the case of On Site Opera, whose productions have been mounted everywhere from the … » Read

Donald Trump, no fan of the arts, is unwittingly helping to preserve one of China’s threatened cultural treasures—the Cantonese opera. Trump on Show , a new opera by Edward Li Kui-ming, played to packed houses during a recent … » Read

The U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled that the Royal Opera House (ROH)  failed to take reasonable steps to protect the hearing of violist Christopher Goldscheider [pictured] during a 2012 rehearsal of Wagner's Die Walküre.   As a … » Read