Bass baritone Kenneth Kellogg, currently starring in the title role of Seattle Opera’s production of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X , grew up in Washington, D.C. loving classical music and opera. “Classical … » Read

The Aspen Music Festival and School’s 75 th -anniversary season balances appearances by its all-star alumni within its customary artists-in-training context. Running June 26-August 18, its highlights include two operas ( The Marriage of … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) 2024-25 season will include six mainstage productions, five of which are productions new to Toronto audiences. The schedule will also include a one-night-only concert presentation of Mascagni’s … » Read

The San Francisco Opera’s 2024-25 season includes six mainstage productions, several concert presentations, the company’s first-ever performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and a special Pride Concert. The  102 nd season … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Metropolitan Opera last revived Verdi’s La Forza del Destino , a reviewer bemoaned its “four soul-numbing hours of ludicrous plot twists.” That’s harsh. But there’s no question the … » Read

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on behalf of some 3,000 instrumentalists working in the film and TV industry. Negotiations , which … » Read

Beginning in early 2020, the pandemic shut down almost everything but online activities by symphony orchestras for nearly two years. During that time, there were several heartfelt musings by industry leaders suggesting that international touring … » Read

The City of Birmingham (U.K.), which declared bankruptcy last September, has announced some drastic cuts over the next two years  to tackle a £300m budget shortfall. Arts groups are particularly impacted. In addition to increasing … » Read

In Search of the Magic Bullet , a report released by the Wallace Foundation, summarizes insights gained from a four-year initiative that saw the funder invest nearly $41 million in grants supporting audience-building projects by 25 performing … » Read

Taking a symphony orchestra on the road has many of the challenges of a small military campaign, fortunately without any of the attendant bloodshed. When the National Symphony Orchestra recently departed Washington for its first European tour … » Read