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

Point Counterpoint II , the only vessel designed by the famed architect Louis Kahn that is still afloat, hopes to find a second life in Pahokee, FL. Built in 1976 to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial, the boat was a touring music venue for the … » Read

In March, By Voice Alone , a new vocal competition, will begin utilizing blind auditions like those in U.S. orchestras and hopefully bring some diversity to the world of opera. “This is all about finding and nurturing raw talent, and giving … » Read

What federal employees may lack in paychecks they can make up for in culture. All over the country, museums, orchestras, opera companies, and theaters are offering free tickets to those furloughed by the government. In New York, the Metropolitan … » Read

Hong Kong’s Xiqu Center has only just opened and already it seems to be the subject of controversy. The $346 million venue, allegedly dedicated to Chinese opera, is the first in the multi-billion dollar West Kowloon Cultural District to … » Read