LONDON—Life met art on November 3 although few spectators realized it at the time. Gilbert and Sullivan, arch dissectors of the 19 th -century’s ruling classes, reached into the 21st as English National Opera mounted a rare production … » Read

On Dec. 1, Terry D. Loftis will join the Dallas Symphony as chief advancement and revenue officer, reporting directly to President and CEO Kim Noltemy. The position is a new one and oversees fundraising, volunteer cultivation, corporate … » Read

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) takes the stage in Yokohama's Minato Mirai Hall Nov. 9, it will be the first American orchestra to visit Japan since the pandemic. The four-city, six-concert tour of Japan is the ensemble’s first … » Read

Just on the heels of its hugely successful U.S. tour, the first in 24 years, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has indicated that longtime Chief Executive Stephen Maddock is to exit after 23 years to become principal of the Royal … » Read

Last summer, a surge of coronavirus cases among Teatro Nuovo personnel led to the cancellation of the company’s brief, two-opera season. Happily, and as promised, it finally came to light on November 2, with Rossini’s Maometto … » Read

The internecine warfare within San Antonio’s classical music community continues unabated .  The latest skirmish pitted the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 23 against Opera San Antonio and the Classical Music Institute … » Read

Americans love lists, enthusiastically ranking everything from fast food to the world’s sexist men and women to educational institutions. The Hollywood Reporter ( HR ) has just released its annual compilation of the best music schools in … » Read

The demise of arts journalism can be traced back to stats-counting newspaper bosses, to the rise of the internet at the fall of print, to lack of arts education in schools, and Lord only knows what all else. Oddly, arts journalism has persisted, … » Read

As predicted, Arts Council England today announced huge cuts to London arts organizations, part of the government’s initiative to move funding away from the capitol city and into outer boroughs. The highest profile company to be hit is the … » Read

The Cincinnati May Festival has big plans for its 150 th -anniversary season, including revisiting some of the works that it premiered in the U.S.—such as the J.S. Bach Magnificat , which this now 127-member-strong chorus of serious … » Read