The Greek National Opera (GNO) has received a $22.7 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to implement a four-year program that would help to raise the company’s international profile as well as fund its season-long … » Read

With Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) just a bit more than two months away and as yet undefined, the nation’s orchestras are growing increasingly alarmed. “They are particularly worried about the prospect of a no-deal … » Read

A coalition of arts institutions in the U.K., the U.S., and Canada have come together to reimagine Scott Joplin’s 1911 opera Treemonisha . The work, for which only piano and vocal scores exist, did not reach the stage until 1972 in Atlanta. … » Read

New York City will add a flashy new arts facility to its cultural landscape when The Shed opens on April 5. Designed by the creative team of Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group and sited on the Hudson Yards development on … » Read

According to London-based website Bachtrack ’s annual survey, the year 2018 saw nearly 20,000 concerts performed; 9,713 operas; and 3,297 dance performances. It’s not clear how far the numbers go beyond Europe and/or North America, … » Read

A hologram musical performance may well be on the way to a concert hall near you. A few months ago a virtual likeness of Roy Orbison, dead since 1988, appeared in several North American venues to decidedly mixed reviews. Diva Maria Callas is also … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Depression, rage, suicide: These are the dark ingredients of the last play written by Sarah Kane before she killed herself at age 28. Now an operatic version, as dazzling as it is disturbing, is having its U.S. premiere. … » Read

Billboard’s top ten best-selling “classical” albums of 2018 is, er, instructive. Topping the charts is Andrea Bocelli’s Si , described as a “celebration of love, family, faith, and hope” that features among its … » Read

One likely consequence of the 2017 Trump tax cut is a decline in charitable giving, estimated by one study to total from $13 to $20 billion, or 3 to 5 percent of the 2017 total of $410 billion. Half of all not-for-profit groups depend on … » Read

PARIS (AP) — The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, January 1, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the … » Read