Teetering on the edge , the Philly Pops is undergoing a major shakeup. Gone immediately is Pops president Frank Giordano, who resigned and has been succeeded as president and CEO by Karen Corbin, previously the Pops’ COO. David Charles … » Read

CHICAGO—Brandon Acker’s name is synonymous with Chicago’s early music scene. If the repertoire calls for a lute, theorbo, or other historical plucked instrument, you can bet Acker, 33, will be there, his easygoing, soulful … » Read

When Lohengrin in Wagner’s opera reveals facts about himself in response to questions by his bride Elsa, questions she had pledged not to ask, he identifies his father as Parsifal, king of the guardian-knights of the Holy Grail, of which … » Read

CARDIFF, Wales—When Emma Jenkins provided the libretto for Welsh National Opera’s 2018 Rhondda Rips it Up! telling a story of women’s suffrage, Artistic Director David Pountney said, “We would rather throw a party than … » Read

On Friday night, February 24, the musicians of Ukraine's National Philharmonic came together in Kyiv’s Mykola Lysenko Colonnaded Hall to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. The hour-long concert, titled “Music of … » Read

Opera Philadelphia launches its 2023-24 season with 10 Days in a Madhouse, a new opera by local composer Rene Orth ++ based on 19 th -century reporter Nellie Bly’s experience faking madness in Blackwell’s Asylum for the Insane, in … » Read

Every few decades, a human being possessed of extraordinary, multiple talents emerges. One such man—the Chevalier de Saint-Georges—was born Joseph Bologne in 1745 in the French colony of Guadeloupe to a plantation owner and his slave … » Read

Alexander Pereira, accused of embezzling funds in his position as superintendent of the Florence’s Maggio Musicale and, by his own admission, under investigation for several weeks, has resigned. Only in the job since fall of 2019, the … » Read

OAKLAND, CA—In its aptly named “Notes from California” program on February 24, the Oakland Symphony got the evening off to an atmospherically entrancing start, rich in local color. Performing as usual at the Paramount Theater, a … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Emily D’Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera’s concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 28-year-old Canadian … » Read