Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ( To Cross the Face of the Moon ), billed as the world’s first mariachi opera, made its Bay Area debut yesterday in Oakland in Karina Gutiérrez’s bi-lingual production by the West Edge Opera. Written … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decades-long career that brought him … » Read

LONDON—It may be a typically gray British summer, but at least the BBC Proms are shining brightly. And if anyone needs convincing that classical music can still draw a crowd, they need look no further than this July 18 Prom at … » Read

American conductor Perry So is to be the next music director of the New Haven (CT)  Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) as of 2024-25. He succeeds Alasdaire Neale, who steps down next May after five years in the job to return to Europe. Perry So is c … » Read

The Gilmore, which hosts an annual piano festival at his home base in Kalamazoo, MI, also chooses an official Gilmore Artist every four years, and Gilmore Young Artists every two. Igor Levit was the last Gilmore Artist, in 2020, and the two Young … » Read

Cutting edge technology developed by California-based Not Impossible Labs is enlivening musical experiences for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences around the world. The key to the new device is a Vibrotextile™ vest that allows users to feel … » Read

In balloting that concluded July 17, an overwhelming majority of the members of the Royal Opera House’s orchestra voted to approve a strike if management does not meet their salary demands. Of the 93 percent of the players voting, 90 … » Read

Central City Opera and AGMA may have finally come to terms last May , moments before the current season was set to launch, but all is still not well. As of last Monday, President and CEO Pamela A. Pantos [pictured], is suddently out, after just … » Read

COOPERSTOWN, NY—The Glimmerglass Festival, located in a decidedly rural area of upstate New York, began rather humbly in 1975 with four performances of La Bohème in a high school auditorium. That opera returned this summer to open … » Read

As he prepares to step down as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival this summer (Lincoln Center is eliminating the event), and next year from the same post at the Cincinnati Symphony, Louis Langrée is a man in transition. As a … » Read