As part of its plan to “sunset”—distribute the entirety of its $55 million in resources—the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation has announced a number of significant “legacy” grants to Indianapolis-area cultural … » Read

Now in his 100th birthday year, György Ligeti (1923– 2006) is a highly regarded, if not always fully understood, composer. An anniversary exploration of his work is well-deserved and welcome; the intricacies of his music reward deep … » Read

Devoted Wagnerians are renowned for traveling far and wide for the latest interpretation of the master’s iconic Ring cycle. The destination du jour is surely Australia, where the much-anticipated debut of Opera Australia's fully staged … » Read

Louis Langrée is scheduled to step down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the end of the current season. But the orchestra has ensured a continuation of their long and fruitful collaboration by naming him Music Director … » Read

The Last Repair Shop, a new 39-minute documentary by co-directors Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot that has just been released on YouTube, chronicles how a small group of craftsmen, working in an old warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, maintains … » Read

A percussionist in the Allentown (PA) Symphony is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will support his claim that he cannot be forced to join the American Federation of Musicians. Glen Wilkofsky maintains that he has a constitutionally guaranteed … » Read

LONDON—With the chilly evenings drawing in, this November 6 concert at Wigmore Hall was appropriately winter-themed. Not only that, a savvy blend of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century music proved an opportunity for a roster of composers from … » Read

On Nov. 5 in Cape Town, South Africa, the 30 th -anniversary edition of Operalia awarded prizes in a number of categories. The competition was founded three decades ago by Plácido Domingo to encourage the development of promising singers … » Read

The existence of slavery in the U.S. for almost 250 years remains a fraught presence in our national psyche, so the October 2019 news that the 2020 Spoleto Festival USA would present Omar , a new opera based on the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said … » Read

Opera, the most-costly of the performing arts, is facing an existential crisis that is “either a problem or an opportunity,” suggests David Devan, general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, in an interview with PBS’s … » Read