The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has cancelled all of its presentations from April 10-23, due to the musicians’ strike. The players have rejected the CSO’s “last, best, and final” offer . Cancelled or postponed productions … » Read

Chicago Symphony musicians Monday night rejected the "last, best, and final" offer made by management. Negotiations had picked up again last Friday and continued through the weekend, this time with a mediator, but apparently to no avail. The … » Read

As the U.K. staggers toward its exit from the European Union, the impact of its departure is becoming ever clearer for the music industry. Travel between Europe and Britain will become cumbersome, impacting individual musicians and symphony … » Read

Norwegian firm Snøhetta has won the bid for the design of Shanghai's Grand Opera House, listed as the most important project in China’s  five-year plan for global cultural influence. The new performing arts center, set for … » Read

Stuart Murphy, chief executive of The English National Opera (ENO), recently announced a series of changes aimed at making going to the opera easier and less expensive. For operagoers who have to catch a train home after the performance or just … » Read

Not alone among current presenters aiming for inclusivity, The English National Opera will celebrate, in the words of Artistic Director Daniel Kramer, “the rise of the feminine” in 2019-20. It has enlisted women to direct more than … » Read

The Shed, set to open this week in the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan, has received an added boost of $25 million gift from hedge fund tycoon Kenneth C. Griffin, bringing the amount raised for the venue to $529 million, toward a $550 million … » Read

In recent years, arts and cultural organizations have often conflated community engagement with audience engagement—understandable, perhaps, but the two are decidedly different. Audience engagement, states a blog from American for the Arts, … » Read

Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theater, specializing in Cantonese opera, will offer the world premiere of Trump on Show April 12-15; the opera spoofs what is described as the American Creamsicle in Chief. Playwright Edward Li Kui-ming, who runs the … » Read

The presence (and absence) of women in classical music, while long evident, is attracting increased scrutiny. If a growing number of females have found their way into orchestras, female conductors remain a rarity. The New York Philharmonic, for … » Read