SAN FRANCISCO  — John Adams has not tired of defying expectations. Nowhere is this more evident than in his works for the stage, which tend to trigger the most heated, even contradictory, critical reactions. Antony and Cleopatra , his … » Read

If at first you don’t succeed…. In 1999, after eight years at the head of the New York Philharmonic, Deborah Borda decamped for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, convinced that a makeover of the much-maligned Avery Fisher Hall … » Read

The Manchester-based Hallé orchestra, Mark Elder music director, has brought on a new leader, or concertmaster, to succeed Lyn Fletcher, who left in 2019 after over 20 years in the job. He is Roberto Ruisi , 22, a multiple prize winner … » Read

Apple is said to be nearing the release of Apple Music Classical, its standalone music streaming app promised for a 2022 introduction. In August 2021 the tech giant bought the classical music service Primephonic, at the time promising, … » Read

The title role of Medea must be one of opera’s most challenging, and when Cherubini’s 1797 work finally arrived at the Met Opera on Tuesday for the beginning of the company’s 137 th season, Sondra Radvanovsky triumphantly met … » Read

Time magazine has named director Yuval Sharon to its “2022 TIME100 Next”  list, which it defines as “100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and … » Read

Following a concert with the Vienna Philharmonic in Salzburg’s Grosses Festspielhaus last month, the 81-year-old maestro Riccardo Muti sat for an interview with Die Zeit . Reminded that he has expressed frustration that “a performance … » Read

The newly formed  San Antonio Philharmonic has purchased the assets of the defunct San Antonio Symphony with unspecified financial resources made available by David Wood and Colette Holt, and by the American Federation of Musicians Local 23. … » Read

With support from the Ford Foundation, the Denyce Graves Foundation has launched “Shared Voices,” a partnership designed to offer opportunities for young singers from diverse backgrounds. In describing the initiative, the … » Read

LONDON—When it comes to the Royal Opera’s Verdi, gray is the new Technicolor. The rot set in nine years ago with a Nabucco of the utmost dreariness, a gloom surpassed in 2016 by its most recent Il trovatore . However, with this new … » Read