Having appointed a new board of trustees, Trump is pleased that its members voted him chairman. The Center also announced, officially, that Deborah Rutter's contract had been terminated and that Richard Grenell was interim Kennedy Center … » Read

The Los Angeles Opera dropped a contemplated world premiere for the second straight season in a cost-cutting move, and Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo will instead open at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Adapted from George … » Read

From June 27 through August 17, the Fisher Center at Bard will offer SummerScape 2025, a multi-disciplinary program of dance, opera, and music. And also back for its 18 th iteration is the Spiegeltent, a mirrored pavilion that provides a platform … » Read

A $60 million gift from an anonymous donor is adding momentum to plans for the Sarasota Orchestra’s new music center, the first concert hall purpose-built for acoustic music on Florida’s West Coast. An initial gift of $10 million was … » Read

The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced its 2025 classical season of three fully-staged opera productions as well as concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra. Adding luster is the news that soprano Renée Fleming … » Read

DETROIT (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed  opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct . David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, … » Read

The Seattle Opera’s 62 nd season, the first fully planned by new General and Artistic Director James Robinson [pictured], will include four mainstage productions—three company premieres and one chestnut. The season launches on Oct. 18 … » Read

LONDON—With the country’s premiere opera company officially changing its name to the Royal Ballet and Opera, a cross-artform collaboration seems apposite. This double bill, dubbed Phaedra + Minotaur and seen February 7 in their … » Read

Among the 120 performances of the 49th Spoleto Festival USA, May 23 to June 8, are the final two recitals of Alisa Weilerstein’s Fragments , a series of six solo performances that pair newly commissioned works with Bach’s cello … » Read

In his first season as the new music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Cristian Macelaru will be on the Music Hall podium for seven programs. His official debut, on Oct, 3 and 4, will feature Gershwin’s Concerto in F, … » Read