SAN FRANCISCO— Everest – An immersive Experience is the latest but not last iteration of an opera that began life at the Dallas Opera in January of 2015, where it was enthusiastically received. There were further performances in … » Read

After a pandemic-induced delay of more than three years, James Gray’s production of The Marriage of Figaro made its U.S. premiere at the Los Angeles Opera on Feb. 4. It was initially presented at the Théâtre des … » Read

Piano competitions abound, but only one—"Bake-Off for Pianos”—takes place in U.K. train stations. Modelled after “The Great British Bake Off,” the Channel 4 contest takes advantage of the worldwide “street … » Read

Many Grammys are awarded just prior to the televised ones; classical music's among them. Below is the complete list, with a few strange ones, including the awarding of “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” to Time for Three, a trio; … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Patrons encounter them on their way to Davies Symphony Hall as they do almost anywhere in San Francisco. The homeless are everywhere in the city, sleeping in doorways, wheeling their possessions about in shopping carts, holed … » Read

On the eve of “Philly Loves Yannick Week,” which includes a bobblehead of the conductor as a contest prize and a cocktail named in his honor served at a dozen local restaurants, the Philadelphia Orchestra has announced the extension … » Read

Jürgen Flimm, famed director of theater, opera, and film, died on February 4 in Hamelwörden northwest of Hamburg. He was 81. His death was announced by Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, of which he served as director from 2010-2018. … » Read

Houston Grand Opera’s young artists studio has been renamed the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio, honoring the couple's $22 million gift. It is the largest the HGO has ever received in its 68-year-history and defined as … » Read

Clare Fox Hillard, music director and conductor of the Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestra, is the new president of the International Conductors Guild. Elected for a two-year term during the ICG’s recent three-day conference in Valencia, Spain, … » Read

After two years in the job, Ulrike Niehoff will exit the artistic directorship of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the end of the current season. She was previously in the same post with the Vienna Symphony, for seven years, and, before … » Read