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

When Brad Wells formed Roomful of Teeth in 2008, he set out “to build a new kind of instrument.” The ensemble he was creating would sing neither the standard choral repertoire nor songs from other vocal traditions. Traditional choral … » Read

Critic Anne Midgette recently published a piece about film music . Evidently, as a “serious classical music lover,” she had been told to disdain film music, but now, with special thanks to John Williams, she realizes that was wrong. … » Read

The Minnesota Opera, not one to shy away from new and experimental work, has purchased the 350-seat Lab Theater in Minneapolis, a former 6,000-square foot warehouse originally opened in 1988 as a second stage for the Guthrie Theater. The former … » Read

Opera Philadelphia continues to break new ground in 2019-20, offering two world and two company premieres in its third annual fall festival, O19, while sticking to the mainstays in its spring season with the Verdi Requiem and Madame Butterfly. … » Read