We live in an increasingly noisy world, a state of existence exacerbated by our embrace of earbuds and headphones. Last year over half a billion pairs of headphones were sold, a number almost twice that of a decade ago. Many people wear earbuds … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—The New York City Ballet is on a roll, celebrating its 75 th anniversary with artistic and fiscal health, much credit due to its artistic leaders of the past five years, Jonathan Stafford and Wendy Whelan. The two, both former … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)— The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company last week,  accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition … » Read

All Bruce Gaylord, currently living in a homeless encampment in San Rafael, CA., wanted was a good night’s sleep. But on Friday, May 17, the neighboring East Bay Tire Company had introduced a machine that alternately broadcast loud security … » Read

Although Opera Australia (OA) produced a $4.9m operating loss during the 2023 fiscal year (FY), that figure is actually a marked improvement over the previous year, when a $10m Covid support package from the New South Wales state government … » Read

Kilgore College, with campuses in Kilgore and Longview, Texas, is cleaning out its music library, tossing decades’ worth of sheet music, LP and CD recordings, and potentially valuable music documents into dumpsters. News of this … » Read

The new leadership team at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin—artistic director Elisabeth Sobotka and general music director Christian Thielemann—have announced their first season, set to launch in the fall. Highlights of the … » Read

Andrew Ousley’s life changed a decade ago when he stepped into the small underground crypt beneath the gothic Church of the Intercession on 155 th Street in West Harlem. The space, which can hold up to 45 seat, fulfills what he describes as … » Read

A $2 million gift from John W. and Rosemary K. Brown to The Gilmore in Kalamazoo, MI, will establish an eponymous family fund in perpetuity to support the organization’s piano festivals and commissioning projects. The gift comes as the … » Read

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has reached a $12.5 million settlement with 65 alumni who have accused school officials of ignoring sexual misconduct by faculty for almost five decades. Individual complainants will be … » Read