PHILADELPHIA — When Opera Philadelphia launched a radical new programming format last year, general director David Devan knew there was "a potential for an emperor has no clothes." The idea was to create a festival of innovative work that … » Read

The Cincinnati Symphony has a number of new players arriving this season as it capitalizes on a 2015 campaign to fund 14 endowed chairs and bring the orchestra back up to its full complement of 90 players. It is now at 87 and auditions are … » Read

Knowing when to retire often carries with it the implied acceptance of diminished skills. This is especially true in the orchestra world, where the value of accumulated wisdom must be weighed against the inevitable decline in a musician’s … » Read

Once an unassailable cultural treasure, New York City Ballet (NYCB) is currently suffering through its own #MeToo moment. The immediate cause of the company’s fall from grace—a lawsuit by a former student at the School of American … » Read

The principal oboe of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has filed a sexual harassment complaint against the orchestra with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for failing to act on her complaints of harassment and retaliation … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has picked its next music director, and, Stateside at least, he’s an unfamiliar one (save for his first name). He is Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno and starts in 2020-21, the orchestra’s 99th season. … » Read