An insightful survey of works by Florence Price is one of four new albums exploring nearly a century of solo piano music by American composers. Born in 1887 in Little Rock, Price trained at the New England Conservatory before migrating to Chicago … » Read

Perhaps surprisingly, La Scala announced two weeks ago that it expects to close 2021 in the black. The secret to keeping the books in order without live performances for the last year (ticket sales account for a third of the house’s income) … » Read

To open her new album, the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen revisits the role that provided her most recent operatic triumph. It’s a smart choice for this eclectic collection of arias and songs. As Leonore, the wife determined to free her … » Read

Extended lockdowns across Europe mean that the trend for performing opera in empty auditoriums continues apace with the Bayerische Staatsoper’s March 21 streamed premiere of Barrie Kosky’s quirky new staging of Der Rosenkavalier The … » Read

Gil Rose’s Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Musical America’s 2016 Ensemble of the Year , is on a mission to draw attention to important American works of the 20th and 21st centuries. It may be barred from live performance, but this … » Read

Curious about the state of the human psyche one year into a world-altering global pandemic? Look no farther than National Sawdust’s Hildegard Commission Concert, a program presenting new works by women, trans, and non-binary composers … » Read

The Vienna Staatsoper continues its series of opening nights played live to an empty opera house with this much-anticipated March 7 stream of La Traviata, scheduled for rebroadcast on March 12 . Simon Stone’s production premiered at the … » Read

Billie Holiday has always been a monster of a role. Diana Ross tackled her on film and Audra McDonald did it on stage. Now it’s time for Andra Day — a singer and actress perfectly named to play Lady Day — and she shines. … » Read

Traditional opera, with its larger-than-life multiple accoutrements, has been out of the question since last March. Chamber opera, with its relatively short running time and pared-down cast and orchestra, is the perfect alternative for the … » Read

MILAN-- Damiano Michieletto's new staging of Salome has been a long time coming. The production was due to open in March 2020 at La Scala, with Music Director Riccardo Chailly conducting. After the pandemic shuttered Italy’s performance … » Read