T he Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will make a brief tour of London, Paris, and Lucerne on August 26 to September 2 performing alternately with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and soprano Elza van den Heever. Music Director Yannick … » Read

Daniel Hart is to retire from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra after two decades as president and executive director, a term characterized by the orchestra as “transformative.” He exits at the end of the year, at which point … » Read

In the wake of the resounding electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán, the renowned Hungarian pianist András Schiff has accepted an invitation from Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to return to the country for a public concert to … » Read

The program for the 2026 Proms promises its customary palette of classical repertory for listeners of varied tastes. Baroque and early music offerings, often short-changed on the calendar, include lutenist Thomas Dunford’s Ensemble Jupiter … » Read

The spread of the use of generative artificial intelligence to write music has become a controversial topic at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. For some, incorporating AI into the curriculum seems threatening; others consider it a new … » Read

The Trump administration’s proposed 2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for defense spending, a 44 percent increase over last year’s figure. If the president has his way, the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities as well … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Approaching the final months of his 20-year tenure as Los Angeles Opera’s music director, James Conlon dearly wanted to conduct Verdi’s Falstaff one more time. His first professional conducting gig was Falstaff , and … » Read

An investigation of alleged embezzlement, fraud, and forgery has been underway for over a year at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo. Media reports name a number of the company’s administrators as well as high-profile artists such as tenor … » Read

Last week, a federal jury ruled that Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster had an illegal monopoly in the U.S. ticketing and amphitheater markets. Every claim by the plaintiffs was affirmed: That Ticketmaster relied on … » Read

The novelty at this year’s Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival has been the first engagement of an orchestra in residence. Such a title may seem a touch grandiose for a three-night gig, particularly since one of these was a chamber recital that … » Read