SAN FRANCISCO--Ars Minerva, the seven-year-old company that has made a name for itself in the Bay Area by reviving forgotten Baroque operas, has held up its reputation for musical verve and theatrical cheekiness with its latest offering, … » Read

First impressions can make or break a relationship. For the Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, his first rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in December 2021 “was one of the best first impressions I’ve ever had of an … » Read

While the pandemic that paralyzed the performing arts world has receded, its aftereffects continue to haunt organizations whose audiences are continuing to stay away. This is a  national phenomenon that is generally attributed to a … » Read

CULVER CITY, CA – It’s uncanny how often the subject matter of new operas these days coincides, intended or not, with real-life events. Case in point: Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann’s Arkhipov performed for the first … » Read

In 2017 Charleston’s Spoleto Festival asked the MacArthur award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens to write an opera based on the 1831 autobiography of Omar ibn Said , a Muslim scholar from Senegal who was captured and sold into slavery for … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent, and one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, died October 19. Her sister Lucy, a composer whose credits included the score … » Read

The streaming service Spotify made $9.56bn in 2021, but remarkably little of that money found its way into musicians’ pockets. The platform estimates that it hosts about 65,000 artists that have released at least ten songs and have at least … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra brought their A game to San Francisco on October 16. In a smartly conceived, brilliantly played bill consisting primarily of works by English composers, the evening began and ended on … » Read

Baptiste Charroing [pictured], current director of production at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, has been appointed director general designate of the theater, set to succeed Michel Franck in 2025, now in his third term in the … » Read

Opera Europa has selected Karen Stone to become the new director of the Brussels-based service organization as of Jan 1, 2023. She succeeds Nicholas Payne, in the position for 19 years. Stone, who recently retired after 13 years as Intendantin at … » Read