The September 27 world premiere of the opera Silent Light marked the first full-length work by Paola Prestini to be mounted at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust. Given that she founded the venue and remains its artistic director, the occasion … » Read

When Liza Malamut saw that Chicago’s Newberry Consort was seeking a new artistic director, she was reluctant to apply. The trombonist was relatively new to arts leadership, having just recently co-founded the sackbut-and-viol ensemble … » Read

Today marks the start of Lilli Paasikivi’s tenure as artistic director of the Bregenz Festival, held during July and August of each year since 1946. Situated in Vorarlberg, Austria, the festival features a  large floating stage located … » Read

French cellist Ophélie Gaillard has made a public appeal for the return of her cello and two bows, which were stolen from her home in the dead of night on Sept. 24. The instrument, crafted in 1737 by Francesco Goffriller, one of the master … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—When soprano Julia Bullock appears onstage, attention must be paid. That was affirmed once again on September 27, when the singer anchored an American Modern Opera Company (AMOC) staging of Olivier Messiaen’s 1945 song … » Read

LONDON—New York-born Ted Huffman has carved a niche in Europe as a distinctive director of emotionally profound, psychologically probing opera productions. From Monteverdi to Maxwell Davies and beyond, his work teems with ideas, often … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has received a $15 million pledge from the Barrett Family Foundation to support the ensemble’s community engagement and education programs. The gift is the largest in the TSO’s history and the most … » Read

Major record companies and streaming platforms are pushing back against a plan by Canada’s telecom regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), that could potentially cost them millions of dollars. … » Read

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, … » Read

That was quick. National Symphony musicians and Kennedy Center seem to have resolved their differences, at least temporarily, announcing, as of 3:30 p.m. today, that the season will open on September 28 after all. The Center announced this … » Read