When Parsifal opens the Bayreuth Festival this evening, over 80 percent of the audience will be unable to take advantage of the new production’s most compelling feature—the augmented reality used to introduce, in the words of its … » Read

While classical music and prisons might seem an unlikely amalgam, for violinist Holly Mulcahy, music provides a means “to cope with challenges and develop the capability to experience change for good.” The goal of Arts Capacity, a … » Read

Bel canto opera has fallen well out of the mainstream of New York’s operatic life. In times gone by, the Met and New York City Opera would regularly mount works by Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini for stars like Beverly Sills and Joan … » Read

American conductor Sameer Patel is to be the new music director and orchestra conductor of the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus in San Diego, effective next season. He succeeds Steven Schick, who exited last year, and works “alongside” … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra appears to be having trouble getting out of town. On July 20 the orchestra announced the cancellation of a four-concert tour in California scheduled for next March. In October 2022 a three-week tour of China scheduled … » Read

Swiss newspaper Le Temps reports orchestra musicians at the Verbier Festival expressing their dissatisfaction with Plácido Domingo’s conducting prowess. Comments from the rehearsal of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, programmed … » Read

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