Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, soon to reach its centennial season, is in the market for a new CEO as of February 12. Peter Gistelinck , in the job since March of 2014, is no longer in the corner office; the orchestra has declined to offer an … » Read

Brown University and the New York-based architectural firm REX have unveiled designs for the university’s new 94,500-square-foot performing arts center,  to be located on the former site of the 19 th -century Sharpe House, moved to … » Read

For its 40 th -anniversary season, the Atlanta Opera will mount four operas on its mainstage, the 2,750-seat Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (named for Cobb County, a suburb of Atlanta). Its two-opera “Discovery” series will use … » Read

LOS ANGELES—A signature of Tan Dun’s most successful compositions is his gift for mixing putatively disparate elements into powerfully original amalgams. To make that happen means being able to take serious risks—and the premise … » Read

In an unusual turn of events, the Polar Music Prize this year is awarded to three entities: a pop artist, classical artist, and a foundation dedicated to bringing arts education to underserved children around the world. Each receives one million … » Read

CARDIFF—As Welsh National Opera awaits the arrival of Aidan Lang from Seattle Opera as its new general director, outgoing incumbent David Pountney’s farewell season continues with the second work in his Verdi trilogy, a new production … » Read