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

BERLIN -- This week's almost coincidental openings of both the Salzburg and Bayreuth festivals have not only all cultural central Europe in a tizzy, but also the international jet set that can afford the astronomical ticket prices that so … » Read

In Defense of Classical Music in Brazil To the Editor: After reading your report about the difficulties involved in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra tour of South America [ MusicalAmerica.com linked to an article published in the Post-Gazette, … » Read

LONDON -- A revealing interview with artistic director Valery Gergiev in the Guardian explores the reasons behind the Kirov Opera’s recent disastrous visit to Covent Garden. Even after the close of the all-Verdi run of six operas and the Requiem, … » Read

[The following was released to the U.S. and European media yesterday afternoon and received by MusicalAmerica.com from the Detroit Symphony offices this morning.] Maestro Neeme Järvi was admitted to the hospital July 9th in Tallinn, Estonia with … » Read