The English National Opera (ENO) has suffered another blow. News in January that Arts Council England had backed off its November 2022 decision to zero out the company’s funding and an unexpected grant to underwrite planning for the … » Read

To some, Jakub Józef Orlinski may seem an oddity—a breakdancing opera singer. “I might be the only one," the Polish countertenor tells NPR. But, he insists, he is "not trying to change the world of opera." His introduction to … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—For the second week in a row, the San Francisco Symphony unveiled a world premiere of a concerto it had commissioned. The two works stand high contrast. Whereas Jesper Nordin’s violin concerto Convergence , debuted … » Read

While several of the major symphony orchestras in the U.S. have recently negotiated new contracts— Boston , San Francisco , Cleveland , and Chicago —the Philadelphia Orchestra remains without a labor agreement since its previous … » Read

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla made her New York debut in September of 2016 conducting the Juilliard Orchestra—just as the group was coming together for the first time in the academic year. Of her subsequent local outing in 2018, leading the MET … » Read

After nine years, the Maryland Lyric Opera is immediately ending operations. The group’s founder and artistic director Brad Clark, scion of billionaire construction mogul A. James Clark, made the announcement in an internal memo … » Read

Finnish-British conductor Ross Jamie Collins has signed with HarrisonParrott for general worldwide management. Recently appointed conductor-in-residence for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, he is also a Dudamel Fellow with Los Angeles Philharmonic … » Read

With the news that the English National Opera  will cut 19 jobs in its orchestra and put the remaining musicians on part-time contracts, resulting in a 40 percent pay cut, Martyn Brabbins, ENO music director of the past seven years, this … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life who helped launched the career of John Grisham, among others, and released such blockbusters as The Da Vinci … » Read

Sean Shepherd, New York Philharmonic’s inaugural Kravis Emerging Composer in 2012 and the recipient of numerous commissions from other major groups, will receive the $200,000 Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and … » Read