Anna Netrebko, for many years a fixture at the Metropolitan Opera, and Peter Gelb, the house’s general manger, have been taking public swipes at one another ever since the  Met parted ways with the soprano last spring over her refusal … » Read

Two conservatories recently announced high-profile additions to their piano faculties. Awadagin Pratt joins the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as professor of piano in July and will accept students into his studio as of the fall. Currently … » Read

It is hard to imagine a more interesting double life than that of Daniel Harding, one of the world’s most in-demand conductors when he is not in the cockpit of an Air France Airbus. “One of the things I say about my double … » Read

Is Arts Council (ACE) attacking opera? Nicholas Kenyon, chief opera critic for The Telegraph and most recently managing director of the Barbican, certainly thinks so. The ACE’s decision to  dramatically change its past funding … » Read

LOS ANGELES – The endlessly inventive Los Angeles Philharmonic is putting forth yet another mold-breaking festival this month. They call it “Rock My Soul,” a celebration of historical and present-day collaborations between … » Read

Similar to Stephen Maddock’s  decision to exit the artistic directorship of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra just after its successful Carnegie Hall visit, so has Arthur Nestrovski resigned as artistic director of the … » Read

Last week’s New York Philharmonic program offered another good test of the new David Geffen Hall acoustics. Earlier programs embraced a wide range of repertory, both as an attestation of the orchestra’s fresh efforts at diversity and … » Read

LONDON—Life met art on November 3 although few spectators realized it at the time. Gilbert and Sullivan, arch dissectors of the 19 th -century’s ruling classes, reached into the 21st as English National Opera mounted a rare production … » Read

On Dec. 1, Terry D. Loftis will join the Dallas Symphony as chief advancement and revenue officer, reporting directly to President and CEO Kim Noltemy. The position is a new one and oversees fundraising, volunteer cultivation, corporate … » Read

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) takes the stage in Yokohama's Minato Mirai Hall Nov. 9, it will be the first American orchestra to visit Japan since the pandemic. The four-city, six-concert tour of Japan is the ensemble’s first … » Read