On Nov. 2, just two days after Halloween, an audience of over 1,200 poured into the Moss Art Center on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, to watch the legendary Maria Callas, who died 41 years ago, perform her most famous arias over … » Read

Premiered in Vienna in 1875, Karl Goldmark’s Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) is a fascinating curiosity. The Met took it up in 1885, and it held the stage in New York for 20 years, but then, like most of Goldmark’s … » Read

Charles Dutoit, disgraced after accusations of sexual harassment surfaced in December, 2017, has been given some relief by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. After the  news broke of his indiscretions against women … » Read

Two new reports from the U.K. suggest that the digital capture and broadcast of live arts performances has yet to draw audiences any different than those that would attend similar events in person. The findings are to be found in an Arts Council … » Read

Sara Mohr-Pietsch [pictured], a BBC Radio 3 host and producer, is to succeed Joanna MacGregor OBE as artistic director of the Dartington International Summer School and Festival at the end of the 2019 edition. Mohn-Pietsch, presenter of live from … » Read

Richard Antoine White, principal tuba in the New Mexico Philharmonic and an associate professor and associate director of the Spirit Marching Band at the University of New Mexico, has come a long way from his hardscrabble beginnings in … » Read

CHICAGO—Oh, boy. Literally. When the curtain rose Saturday night on Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Siegfried , some in the audience doubtless felt their hackles rising right along with it. Mime, the excellent German tenor … » Read

Tributes to historic masterpieces and their creators are a tricky business. In dance, the choreographer and original dancers with whom he or she created the piece are long gone. What has been passed on inevitably undergoes changes from the … » Read

Naxos Music Group has acquired The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte, a label it has been distributing since its launch in 1999. The deal includes audio/video productions by all of Opus Arte’s clientele: the ROH, Glyndebourne, Dutch … » Read

American orchestras are not alone in their concern about diversifying their ranks. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is developing a new youth orchestra for ages 14-17; a free program that is designed to “reflect the diversity … » Read