A sour note accompanies the Royal Opera’s 2019-20 season announcement: Only one of the 19 conductors scheduled for the opera’s main stage is a woman--French conductor Ariane Matiakh [pictured], on tap to lead some performances of a … » Read

No art form exacts a greater physical toll than ballet. The average ballerina has about ten years at the top of her game before the wear and tear on her body overwhelm whatever passion remains for her art. There are, of course, exceptions. One … » Read

Australia's professional vocal ensemble The Song Company, in business for 35 years, is filing for bankruptcy, or, in local terms, “being placed in administration.” "The directors have considered the financial affairs of the company … » Read

Conductor Karina Canellakis made an impressive debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra on May 15, when star soloist (and Musical America Artist of the Year)  Daniil Trifonov suddenly withdrew from the evening’s concert just before … » Read

The 2020 season of the Glyndebourne Festival, May 21 through August 30, includes three new productions and three revivals.  In a statement, Artistic Director Stephen Langridge calls it “a classic Glyndebourne Festival smorgasbord … » Read

NEW YORK — Records show conductor James Levine’s company received more than $936,755 from the Metropolitan Opera in his 47th and final season, a tenure cut short when he was fired as music director emeritus after an investigation … » Read

The loss of corporate funding has led the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) to call an end to its cutting-edge Liquid Music series. Created in 2012 by Kate Nordstrum, the series offers contemporary classical and chamber music hybrids, often … » Read

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera’s percentage of box office revenue rose slightly this season, giving General Manager Peter Gelb [pictured] hope the company’s finances have rebounded. Gelb said the season that ended Saturday … » Read

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) has finished the last three years with operating surpluses. Although the amounts have been modest, they nonetheless represent a step back from the brink of financial disaster for the 75-year-old ensemble, New … » Read

SHANGHAI — On Sunday at the Oriental Art Center, South Korean violinist Won Hyung Joon and North Korean soprano Kim Song Mi offered a joint performance that they hope will bring the Koreas closer amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy. North … » Read