The Berlin Staatsoper has announced that Music Director Daniel Barenboim will return to the podium for its New Year’s concerts with the Staatskapelle on December 31 and January 1. The 80-year-old conductor was diagnosed with a serious … » Read

French conductor Stéphane Denève is having his moment. The music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, recently named artistic director of the New World Symphony, and the subject of a  positive NY Times review as a … » Read

A strike by untenured adjunct faculty and lecturers , who comprise almost 90 percent of the instructional staff at the New School, including Mannes, ended on Dec. 10. The ACT-UAW Local 7902 reached a tentative agreement that will provide … » Read

Lee Bynum, VP of impact at Minnesota Opera for two years, is to be the chief of education for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) as of February 1. The description of his role by LCPA is nonspecific, other than to say he “will … » Read

Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks to Mulholland Drive , has died. He was 85. He died of natural causes on Sunday, his family said in a … » Read

MILAN--Given the tragic war in Ukraine, the choice of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov to open the season of Italy’s leading opera house would seem unfortunate. But opera bookings are made years in advance; not even a moving plea from … » Read

LONDON--Given its recent woes, it was heartening to feel the love for English National Opera at this December 8 concert performance of Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana . Not only did the company receive several rounds of applause before the … » Read

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians have begun their first strike in the organization’s history after performing for more than three months without a contract. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Players’ … » Read

On Dec. 8, after several weeks of blowback against Arts Council England’s decision to strip English National Opera (ENO) of its funding, ACE CEO Darren Henley appeared before Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to … » Read

Until early December, Gustavo Dudamel had not visited his native Venezuela for six years, having become persona non grata due to his criticisms of the Nicolás Madura regime’s repressive response to widespread public protests. … » Read