A new French drama that depicts life within a fictional orchestra and whose protagonist is a woman conductor has gone live on French national TV. The six-part series, entitled Philharmonia , launched in Belgium and Switzerland last week, before … » Read

On Jan. 29 Verdi scholars will gain unfettered access to 5,400 pages of the composer’s papers that have been largely inaccessible to all but a few people for over a century. The cache of documents includes sketches for 12 operas, ranging … » Read

CHICAGO—Lyric Opera of Chicago rarely makes anyone’s list of most innovative opera companies. But with the 2019-20 season, announced Thursday at the Lyric Opera House downtown, the company makes it clear that, going forward, new work … » Read

The ripple effect of the Trump administration’s government shutdown has reached California’s cultural community. On Jan 23, California Humanities (CH) CEO Julie Fry announced that no grants would be fulfilled until the shutdown ends. … » Read

The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) continues its remarkable recovery from the ravages of 2017’s Hurricane Harvey with the recent announcement of its 2019-2020 season. The company will present 42 performances of seven operas in the Wortham … » Read

The Kimmel Center has shelved its ambitious plans to demolish the office building portion of the adjacent Merriam Theater building and construct a cantilevered residential tower as high as 32 floors. Nine developers expressed initial interest, … » Read

Productions of Romeo and Juliet, Billy Budd , and Manon Lescaut , the start of a multi-year project devoted to the Mozart-Da Ponte operas, and the Bay Area premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs are among the highlights of San Francisco … » Read

Toronto’s largest performance venue is about to get yet another name. At a Jan. 21 press conference Civic Theaters Toronto announced that it will be partnering with Ontario’s largest credit union to rebrand the Sony Center for the … » Read

BERLIN — The emperor has no clothes in this production of Puccini’s Turandot by the Lithuanian National Opera, but then again neither does any other character. Guetersloh police said Monday the costumes coming from Spain for the … » Read

Sir Simon’s dream of a new home for the London Symphony Orchestra, before he even became its music director, has by now evolved into a massive project embraced by multiple parties and in the early stages of design. The same architectural … » Read