Twenty-nine vocalists make up the 2019 class of the 62 nd annual Merola Opera Program in San Francisco. Chosen from among 800 applicants from around the world, participants receive training in repertory, languages, diction, acting, and stage … » Read

The Adelaide Festival has entered an exclusive partnership to co-produce and co-commission major opera productions with the Aix-en-Provence Festival. The two events will also launch initiatives supporting emerging artists in South Australia, who … » Read

A new deal struck between the English National Opera (ENO) and the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theater Union (BECTU) has closed the gap in pay between men and women working in the company’s costume, wardrobe, and wigs … » Read

A proposal to use €15 million in Saudi Arabian government funds for Milan's La Scala opera house came under fire on Tuesday because of anger over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The October killing of the Washington Post … » Read

Despite a healthy increase in charitable giving in 2018, experts predict there are tough times ahead for nonprofits dependent on the generosity of donors. The increase in giving last year—1.6 percent—came largely from gifts of $1,000 … » Read

Last year  the U.K.’s High Court ruled that there was "a clear factual and causal link" between violist Christopher Goldscheider’s hearing loss and his position in the Royal Opera House (ROH) orchestra pit. [See  Musician … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra will spotlight female talent in its 2019-20 season — including 12 women composers and six guest conductors — becoming the latest major orchestra to identify a need for a more gender diversity. The season, … » Read

On Feb. 28 a leader in Maryland’s legislature threw a life buoy to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in the form of a proposed $3.2 million appropriation. Maggie McIntosh [pictured], a Baltimore Democrat and chair of the House … » Read

Was it deliberate provocation or a tongue-in-cheek prank? There is little agreement about why the St. Petersburg Concert Choir elected to celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day on Feb. 23 with a performance of a song about the total nuclear … » Read

A negative review by a New York Times theater critic can be the kiss of death for a production hoping to make it to Broadway. But Be More Chill , by composer and lyricist Joe Iconis, is proving to be a hardy survivor, thanks mainly to social … » Read