The upcoming 2026 PROTOTYPE Festival, January 7–18, will mark the 20 th anniversary of its umbrella organization, Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). Named for its founder and president [left], BMP has premiered over 50 operas and music-theater … » Read

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is facing growing public pressure to drop any legal action against violinist Esther Hwang for violating a 2019 non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Nearly 10,000 people have  signed a public petition … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the … » Read

The Trump coup has claimed another victim. After a 58-year affiliation with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the American College Theater Festival (ACTF) is calling it quits. In a Facebook post, the organization says the … » Read

The economic outlook for Broadway musicals is increasingly fraught. Although the past season drew more than 14 million patrons and produced the highest gross in a decade, as of late September none of the 18 musicals that opened last season made a … » Read

The sudden renaming of the Kennedy Center to honor Donald Trump by his hand-picked governing board last week was thoroughly predictable. It was one more effort by his inner circle to court favor with him for praise unearned. But it also has the … » Read

Anyone interested in finding out what’s on offer at the newly rechristened “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” may have to search a bit on the Internet. Two of the most logical … » Read

Among the highlights of the 47 th edition of the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), scheduled for Pesaro, Italy, August 11 to 23, will be one new production; two revivals of productions by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Damiano Michieletto; a 30 th … » Read

In what has become a too-frequent occurrence, a violinist was forced to remove his instruments from their case and carry them in his arms in order to board a flight. On Dec. 14, Bojan Cicic, leader of the Academy of Ancient Music, boarded a … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center started the work of adding Donald Trump’s name to the building on Friday, a day after the president’s handpicked board voted to do so. Several blue tarps were hung in front of the institution … » Read