Inside This Issue: Are Acts of Trump Now Acts of God? Copyright Clusters Do Non-US Artists Need To Register as Foreign Spies? The US Puts the Crosshairs on ESTA Entries and Students Interview Waivers are Discontinued Dear Readers… … » Read

Two of Australia’s biggest presenters—Opera Australia and the Australia Ballet—finished their most recent fiscal years with operating deficits that together equal almost AU$20 million. The opera company posted a AU$10 million … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he’s devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to … » Read

Boston offers music lovers a cornucopia of performances by, among many, the Boston Symphony Orchestra , the Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera, and the Celebrity Series. The latter two of these … » Read

Citing “a culture of anxiety and uncertainty” and a “lack of transparency,” more than 90 “trust” (nonfederal) employees at the Kennedy Center—about 60 percent of those eligible—have signed cards … » Read

An open letter with more than 550 signatories from musical artists and industry groups, sent in advance of a key E.U.-U.K. summit scheduled for London on May 19, urges political leaders to remove the post-Brexit touring barriers between the E.U. … » Read

Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) has selected Léa Moisan-Perrier as the ensemble’s new assistant conductor, as of the upcoming 2025-26 season. She succeeds Canadian Naomi Woo, OM’s artistic collaborator from … » Read

The U.S. has never rolled out the welcome mat for touring artists from abroad. “The [U.S.] artist visa process for several generations has been a really expensive, incredibly slow and complex process,” Matthew Covey, a New York … » Read

NEW YORK -- Poet Marie Howe, one of this year's winners of the Pulitzer Prize , says being a writer is often less a career than a vocation. You rely on teaching and other outside work and seek support from foundations or from a government agency, … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has sought and received $4 million from the Sherman Family Foundation, with an  additional $1 million in matching funds planned. The Foundation, based in Baltimore, focuses on education and … » Read