On July 24, MusicalAmerica.com posted an Associated Press Wire story entitled "Puccini March Premiered Today," . The article related how a San Diego State University music professor had “discovered” the two-minute, "long-forgotten" Puccini march … » Read

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Rumors that the Saint Louis Symphony is having financial difficulties turn out to be dead-on factual. In an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sarah Bryan-Miller writes that, at this point, the orchestra has only three … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fighting to regain readers, newspapers are increasing their interaction with the public by offering everything from new designs to reporters' e-mail addresses. "The greatest writing in the world won't make a whit of … » Read

TEL AVIV – On Wednesday, Zubin Mehta called a special news conference here to denounce the decision made by the Knesset Education Committee to characterize Daniel Barenboim as a “cultural persona non grata in Israel.” [See ”Israelis Urge Boycott … » Read

LONDON -- Britain’s Policy Studies Institute (PSI) has published a gloomy report on arts attendance during 1998-99, the most recent time period for which sufficient data is available. “Despite billions of [public funds]spent on the arts, … » Read

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony is back from its rocky ten-day tour of South America, in which four of the original eight planned concerts were cancelled. “Nearly everyone had an opinion about this [tour],” reports the Post-Gazette, “which … » Read

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony is back from its rocky ten-day tour of South America, in which four of the original eight planned concerts were cancelled. “Nearly everyone had an opinion about this [tour],” reports the Post-Gazette, “which … » Read

SEATTLE: The Seattle Opera, new production, Aug. 5-Aug. 26, 2001 NEW YORK: The Metropolitan Opera, revival, spring of 2004 CHICAGO: The Lyric Opera, revival, April 2005 LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Opera, new production, spring or summer 2005 … » Read

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- An offstage feud is producing discord in the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. The symphony's executive director resigned last month after musicians threatened to walk out. That triggered resignations from the president … » Read

JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli parliamentary committee on Tuesday urged the country's cultural bodies to boycott conductor Daniel Barenboim for performing music by Hitler's favorite composer at Israel's premier cultural event. Barenboim, a Jew who … » Read