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

Australia’s Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO), established originally as an amateur ensemble in 1950 and fully professionalized by the mid-1960s, has earned a national reputation for its commitment to performing works by Australian … » Read

The production of Puccini’s Turandot designed by David Hockney three decades ago will be revived for its Los Angeles debut at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on May 18. “We’ve been trying to program Hockney’s Turandot for 30 … » Read