Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras (MCO), which performs regularly in Central London at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, has announced a new partnership with the Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance. The collaboration will enable the school, … » Read

The impact of the pandemic is still being felt by many arts and cultural institutions, as illustrated by a recent report issued by SMU DataArts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. By examining financial and operating trends between 2019 and … » Read

Since announcing major cuts to funding for the nation’s opera companies in November 2022, Arts Council England has come in for harsh criticism for its apparent disregard for the art form, with special ire reserved for its decision to force … » Read

Alma Mahler’s love life is the stuff of legend. From a first kiss with painter Gustav Klimt through a succession of marriages—first to Gustav Mahler, then Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, and finally writer Franz … » Read

Alma Mahler’s love life is the stuff of legend. From a first kiss with painter Gustav Klimt through a succession of marriages—first to Gustav Mahler, then Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, and finally writer Franz … » Read

This past weekend, MAiRA Pro S, the next-generation robot conductor, debuted with Dresden’s Sinfoniker. Artistic Director Markus Rindt offered assurances that the intent was “not to replace human beings.” Instead, it was to … » Read

A $10 million endowment pledge to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will help support the ensemble’s artistic and educational efforts to broaden community engagement. “Our gift is an investment in the future of the Orchestra,” … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Osvaldo Golijov was running out of time. The Argentine-born composer had been commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center for a chamber opera to be performed in the summer of 2003. And with the deadline just months away, his … » Read

Fabio Luisi, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s music director and a veteran Wagnerian, is about to make the Texas city a destination for devotees of the German master’s four-opera saga. Beginning on Oct. 13, the DSO will present a … » Read

After 32 years, Astral Artists will close its doors in the coming months, a victim of Philadelphia’s increasingly perilous funding environment. Founded in 1992 by Vera Wilson, who retired several years ago, the organization was designed to … » Read