ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting … » Read

Subscription sales by performing arts organizations had been on the skids for years before the pandemic acted as an accelerant.  They are no longer a major revenue source. Gone are the days when arts groups could rely on subscriptions to … » Read

Toronto’s classical music world is in the midst of a generational shift. Peter Simon, president of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) since 1991, will step aside at the end of August 2024 , and is already working with his successor, … » Read

Wayne Shorter, the legendary composer and jazz saxophonist, completed his last composition—the opera ...(Iphigenia) —in 2021, reliant on a team of artists who worked with him to see the work through to its premiere in California in … » Read

Franco Zeffirelli's 1987 staging of Turandot is the Metropolitan Opera’s most lavish production, with an imperial throne, glittery costumes, and 199 people onstage at one time. Last night, however, it was reduced to minimum proportions, … » Read

Four operas and six dance programs will comprise the Detroit Opera’s 2024-25 season. The former include Verdi’s La Traviata , Handel’s Rinaldo , Mozart’s Così fan tutte , and Anthony Davis’s The Central Park … » Read

KETCHUM, Idaho—In the 1930s, an ingenious combination of marketing and new technology (the design of modern chairlifts) transformed this former mining town and sheep-farming center into the country’s first destination ski … » Read

In unveiling the 2024-25 season, the New York Philharmonic continues to herald the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel as its next music director, even though his tenure doesn’t begin until the fall of 2026. Next season has him on the podium for … » Read

The stench emanating from Arts Council England’s decision in November 2022 to dramatically cut funding for the nation’s leading opera companies refuses to dissipate, due in no small part to the agency’s  continuing assault … » Read

The Los Angeles-based American Youth Symphony pulled the plug last week after a 59-year run. “Despite our best efforts, the challenges of maintaining our operations have become insurmountable,” said Board Chairman Kevin Dretzka in a … » Read