For Opera San Antonio (OSA) the show will go on, despite a  strike by the San Antonio Symphony musicians. “OSA is deeply disappointed there is not a path forward to engage the musicians now,” the opera announced after the … » Read

The pandemic-induced need to make up for lost revenues and cut costs has inspired the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) to relocate its operations base from the prestigious Kings Place concert venue to the Acland Burghley Comprehensive … » Read

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert on Saturday opened the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, which was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oct.2-23 competition was … » Read

Young sopranos who seem able to sing just about anything don’t come along that often, but then Francesca Chiejina isn’t your average singer. Her Royal Albert Hall performance at a BBC Prom this year, singing Alban Berg’s … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony has received $7.5 million from the Virginia G. Piper Trust, part of $123 million distributed by the Phoenix-based trust to 71 local groups for pandemic recovery. These “Now is the Moment” grants range from … » Read

Legendary soprano Jessye Norman stopped performing in 2015, four years before her death , attributed to septic shock and multi-organ failure, secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she sustained in 2015. Now a lawsuit filed by … » Read

LONDON--Londoner’s have had to wait a while for Jenufa . Claus Guth’s new production, which opened September 28 at the Royal Opera House, was all rehearsed and ready to go in March 2020 when the pandemic struck. Now, finally, … » Read

Connecticut’s six largest performing arts venues are launching “It's Showtime, CT!,” a campaign highlighting the reopening of their venues, the varied cultural programming available statewide, and the safety protocols in place … » Read

Carlisle Floyd, among the first successful American opera composers, died on September 30 in Tallahassee, FL. He was 95. His death was announced by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes. His best known work, Susannah is the third most performed … » Read

Further confirmation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s midas touch, as if any was needed, has been unveiled in the form of a $2.5 million gift to the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal to support his artistic vision … » Read