The Bayreuth Festival announced a significant box office bounce back even as the 2024 season drew to a close. In all, 58,000 people attended this year’s performances with all 30 shows sold out. It comes as a relief after several years of … » Read

Talk about fresh starts: The Charlotte Symphony is starting 2024-25 with has a new music director in Kawame Ryan,  a new VP of artistic operations and GM in Scott Freck, and, as of this week, a new contract with its musicians that should … » Read

On Sept. 28, the San Diego Symphony will return to its new/old downtown concert hall. After four-and-a-half-years (two due to the pandemic and construction delays) and more than $125 million spent , the Jacobs Music Center will welcome the … » Read

The San Francisco Ballet is defending itself against claims of medical negligence by two former dancers. On Aug. 16 soloist Ellen Hummel filed a suit alleging that in 2023 Dr. Richard Gibbs and the San Francisco Free Clinic, with “reckless … » Read

In a stunning streak of fund-raising success, Opera Philadelphia’s new General Director and President countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has raised $7 million over his inaugural, ten-week tenure. Quick to cite the help of the board, he … » Read

A recent study published in Scientific Reports analyzed the extent to which the shared experience of live music creates interpersonal synchrony, or a physiological bond among audience members. “Synchrony is an important part of social … » Read

Beginning with the fall semester of 2025, Oberlin College and Conservatory will add a bachelor of music in musical theater to its degree offerings. Victoria Bussert , current program director of music theater at Baldwin Wallace University, will … » Read

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, which leads a kind of nomadic life playing across the state in five different venues, has announced a new, dedicated home base, scheduled for completion by Spring of 2026. The new, 550-seat facility is to be … » Read

The Spoleto Festival appears to be experiencing issues that can often arise from a change in leadership. Since taking over from Nigel Redden as general director in 2021, Mena Mark Hanna has made major changes in staff , having vowed at the start … » Read

The decision by the management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to cancel a concert by pianist Jayson Gilham seems to have lit a firestorm among the ensemble’s musicians. In an Aug. 15 letter, an “overwhelming majority” … » Read