After 58 years, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is to get a permanent home—its first—in Little Rock. On Aug. 12 the ASO broke ground for the new $11.75 million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center, a 20,000-sq.-ft. state-of-the-art … » Read

The pandemic provided an opportunity for considerable soul searching in the world of classical music. One topic that received careful scrutiny was touring . Was it still financially feasible? Did it make sense in a performance universe … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director, and writer of The Fantasticks , the longest-running musical in history, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan Shaheen, a co-producer of … » Read

On Saturday night, August 12, 57 years of New York classical music history came to an end, as Louis Langrèe and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra exited the stage of David Geffen Hall for the final time. The performance marked the last … » Read

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — People fill the cobblestone streets of the city where Mozart was born, rushing to 213 performances over six weeks. While many classical music institutions struggle to regain audience, the Salzburg Festival is on … » Read

Given the profile, context, and treatment of women in opera, it’s not surprising to discover that having an intimacy coordinator involved in staging a traditional opera, with its outdated views, is as important as having one on hand for … » Read

The bestselling classical violinist of all time tells The Guardian that the teaching of young classical musicians has become too formulaic, at the expense of creativity and individuality. “It’s wonderful to hear near-to-perfect … » Read

The Philadelphia Symphonic Choir has unionized after a majority of its members signed union cards authorizing the American Guild of Musical Artists to bargain on their behalf. The process took about 20 months and was facilitated when POKC … » Read

LONDON--Composed in 1887, Ruddigore has suffered by comparison, sandwiched as it was between box office hits The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard . And whereas Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas generally won popular acclaim by skewering the … » Read

The upcoming season will be the 19 th for the JACK Quartet, a foursome dedicated to the performance, commissioning, and appreciation of 20th- and 21st-century music.  The group was Musical America’s 2019 Ensemble of the Year. The … » Read