Jennifer Higdon makes no apologies for composing “accessible” music that relies on traditional melody, harmony, and rhythm. While some of her contemporaries might scoff at such a characterization, “It doesn't bother me in the … » Read

Cecilia Molinari [pictured] has joined the Askonas Holt roster for general management. This summer the mezzo-soprano debuts at the Glyndebourne Festival as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia , a role she assayed earlier this year at Deutsche Oper … » Read

The leader of the U.S. government is rescinding all grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, for projects not aligned with his view of patriotism. The move comes on the heels of his new proposed budget, which eliminates the NEA and NEH … » Read

Pierre Audi, innovative stage director and international impresario, died on May 2 while in Beijing discussing future productions. Born in Beirut in 1957 and raised there and in Paris, Audi studied at the University of Oxford. He first came to … » Read

As one who frequently stresses the importance of innovative, imaginative productions, Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb has been slow to engage a number of European directors who have significant reputations for doing precisely that. … » Read

The situation seems to be going from bad to worse in the labor standoff between the musicians and management at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS). The recent 80 th birthday concert with Michael Tilson Thomas, appearing on the Davis Hall podium for … » Read

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)—During World War II, within the walls of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish prisoner secretly penned a short note and hid it inside a violin he had crafted under harrowing circumstances—a message to … » Read

Opera Carolina has been sailing through some rough seas of late. The hiring of Shanté Willliams , a Charlotte businesswoman, as general director a bit less than a year ago signaled a major change in both administrative and artistic … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for … » Read

J azz at Lincoln Center has appointed Tatyana Gershkovich to be its new CFO, succeeding Susan Gordon, who retired last year. Gershkovich is the recent VP and CFO of American Express’s Global Services Group & Enterprise Functions and … » Read