At its annual meeting on Tuesday, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Helen Zell reported the numbers for fiscal 2018, which ran July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Much of the news was good: ticket revenues rose by $1.1 million from 2016-17 to … » Read

NEW YORK (AFP) – The Metropolitan Opera is digging deep into its bag of tricks as it attempts to lure in younger generations more familiar with Mozart in the Jungle than its long-dead inspiration. At a   Fridays Under 40 party on … » Read

The leadership of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) has commissioned an independent investigation after allegations that a second employee was involved in questionable interactions with children, specifically, sending … » Read

As reported, Lyric Opera of Chicago and its orchestra have reached a contract agreement that extends for the next three seasons. The orchestra strike resulted in just three cancelled performances. Terms include reducing the orchestra by four … » Read

On Oct. 11, a ceremony and concert inaugurated the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) located in the international port city in southern Taiwan. Designed by the Dutch firm Mecanoo and set amid a 116-acre subtropical park, the … » Read

UPDATE: The contract has been ratified by the membership. Lyric Opera of Chicago has reached agreement with its orchestra musicians, as represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local #10-208 (CFM), for a multi-year labor agreement … » Read

A new partnership announced between Music Theater Wales (MTW) and the London Sinfonietta promises to create and tour new musical theater throughout the U.K. The Sinfonietta will perform in all MTW productions and help choose repertoire and … » Read

During the 1920s, Albert Barnes took time out from amassing his unparalleled collection of art to share his unfiltered opinions about music with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director Leopold Stokowski. Your programs, opined Barnes, … » Read

In a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) column, critic Terry Teachout argues that opera’s survival in America requires “fresh thinking” that is unlikely to come from large companies like the Metropolitan Opera. He points to what … » Read

As the strike by its orchestra enters Day 3, the Lyric Opera of Chicago is being forced to cancel its own performances and change venues of those by other groups, such as DaBu’s “Choir Choir Choir” on Friday. That sold-out … » Read