An alarming hike in U.S. visa fees—topping 400 percent, along with other changes—would directly impact arts organizations and has been proposed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The deadline for public … » Read

In a move that one official labels "the first major review of classical music at the BBC in a generation," the media giant has announced a major shakeup that the Musicians Union insists will have an “utterly devastating” impact on how … » Read

In a cynical move that seems intended to generate revenue to help underwrite U.S. immigration policies, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed raising artist visa petition fees by nearly 400 percent. The … » Read

While there are always quite a number of jobs listed in the Musical America Career Center , they tend to be among the many second- and third-tier positions that form the foundation of the industry. But lately there are an unusual number of top … » Read

CARDIFF—Welsh National Opera has high hopes for director Daisy Evans, who has so far given the company lively productions of Shostakovich’s Cherry Town, Moscow, and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. Her production of Bluebeard's Castle … » Read

When the Vienna Philharmonic last appeared at Carnegie Hall, it was announced one day before the first of its three concerts, on February 24—the first day of the Russian invasion--that Yannick Nézet-Séguin would replace the … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—When Esa-Pekka Salonen’s symphonic poem Nyx had a poorly played premiere in Paris in 2011, the experience was so dispiriting to the composer that he considered giving up music to grow organic potatoes in Finland. Or so … » Read

Italian conductor Diego Ceretta, 26, is the new chief conductor of the Orchestra della Toscana (ORT). He succeeds Daniele Rustioni, who stepped down in 2020 and  now takes the title of emeritus. Ceretta initially studied violin, graduating … » Read

By the second half of the 18 th -century in Great Britain, increasingly vocal critics opposed slavery and the trade in human beings. But British society continued to betray racist sentiments, and Blacks were well-advised to couch their critiques … » Read

The Scottish government has come to the rescue of the “Big Noise” project —the country’s El Sistema initiative—with £1.5 million of funding to save children’s orchestras across the cities of Aberdeen, … » Read