Daniel Barenboim, among the world’s most highly visible conductors, has resigned as general music director of the Berlin Staatsoper, a position he has held since 1992.  His final day is January 31. “Unfortunately, my health has … » Read

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Prototype Opera Festival. Founded by 2021 MA Artist of the Year Beth Morrison and HERE, an off-off-Broadway venue, and initially bankrolled by the Mellon Foundation, the festival presents, in … » Read

Some of the boldest headlines in the performing arts last year were reverberations from Russian’s war on Ukraine. In addition to bombed-out theaters and silenced performances, artists’ careers, in some cases lives, were destroyed or … » Read

Pride of place as history’s first Black composer is often awarded to the 18 th -century French Creole, Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. But a growing body of scholarship suggests that the title more appropriately belongs to … » Read

Bachtrack’s 2022 report on live opera, dance, and classical music—culled from its annual international listings of 27,000 concerts—paints, if not a rosy picture, certainly one that shows an industry pulling out of the pandemic. … » Read

That was quick. No sooner did Alexei Ratmansky step down as artist in residence of the American Ballet Theatre than the New York City Ballet snatched him up for the same post—a new one for this company—beginning in August, just two … » Read

LONDON--Not content with being a consummate concert pianist—along with  gifted writer, poet, and painter—Sir Stephen Hough also composes. A busy work schedule has limited his output in the past but, thanks perhaps to the … » Read

Perhaps it was just a marketing tactic, like a Broadway show posting closing notices to boost ticket sales. Or perhaps there really was a hue and cry that went up when the Philly Pops announced the organization would shut down. Either way, that … » Read

Arts leaders in Houston are cheering the momentum they are enjoying after the pandemic and vowing to keep moving forward. Under General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor, who joined the company a year ago , the Houston Grand Opera attracted … » Read

The maestro memoir has long been the exclusive province of men. Ten years ago, Music as Alchemy , a book of interviews of conductors included not a single woman. Now, the same publisher has released In Good Hands: The Making of a Modern Conductor … » Read