PARIS & VERSAILLES, FRANCE—This month the French capital has showcased early opera, with new productions of stage works by both Gluck (1714-87), the Austrian composer who spearheaded the post-Baroque transition towards classicism, and … » Read

Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY), a new agency launched by the State, has begun distributing $43 mn in $1,000 monthly payments for 18 months to 2,400 artists and culture makers throughout New York State through the Guaranteed Income for Artists … » Read

If Sondra Radvanovsky’s ambitious Carnegie Hall recital on November 15 couldn’t compete with the fictional Mawrdew Czgowchwz’s (pronounced Mardu Gorgeous), it wasn’t for lack of trying. The heroine of James McCourt’s … » Read

Geoffrey and Sarah Gund have made a $5mn endowment gift to the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO). Geoffrey Gund is the former president of the George Gund Foundation, which funds mostly Cleveland and northeast Ohio non-profits. The … » Read

American composer Ned Rorem, known almost as well for his diaries as for his 500 art songs, died this morning at his home in Manhattan. He was 99. Winner of the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for his Air Music , an orchestral suite, he was highly regarded … » Read

That was quick. Barely a month ago, Fort Worth Opera (FWO) announced that its third general director in five years, Afton Battle, had resigned . One former trustee has been quoted as saying she was too much of an activist (Battle is Black). Not … » Read

The annual Concours de Genève concluded events in composition and piano on October 26 and November 3, respectively, at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland. Of the composers, who were tasked with pieces for chamber vocal ensemble, … » Read

The Pittsburgh Opera will inaugurate a summer camp program from July 10-21, 2023. The camp will take place at the company’s headquarters, the Bitz Opera Factory, and carries a $550 registration fee. “We are excited to launch this camp … » Read

The Curtis Institute of Music is launching Curtis Studio, a recording label for both new and traditional works that will be available on major streaming platforms. Platoon, a six-year-old artist services company with offices in London, New York, … » Read

English National Opera Chair Harry Brünjes [pictured] has seemingly called Arts Council England’s bluff. Contrary to its recommendation that ENO relocate to Manchester, as a way of coping with being defunded by ACE, he says, simply, … » Read