V iva Españ a! Spanish artists clinched the top slots in four different competitions this month. The 16th Donatella Flick Conducting Competition concluded May 23 in London,  awarding first prize to Julio García Vico, a Spanish … » Read

As negotiations with its namesake organization soldier on, the MET Orchestra continues to perform as its own, independent entity, with ticket proceeds going to aid members suffering from the pandemic’s financial fall out. The announcement … » Read

This summer the Philadelphia Orchestra (PO) returns to performing before live audiences at Colorado’s Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York. … » Read

While Carnegie Hall still remains closed, on June 12 “Carnegie Hall Citywide” launches a summer season of more than 20 performances in 11 partner venues from June through September. Local artists take center stage throughout, … » Read

As arts groups begin to peek out from behind the shutters, the German government yesterday announced its largest funding package ever to the arts, which--in a country that actually places value on them —is saying something. The idea behind … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, died Thursday at her home in Milan. She was 84. … » Read

Over the past year, a precious few arts organizations in and around New York benefitted from a foundation that, until now, remained anonymous. The Alphadyne Foundation has disbursed a total of $10mn, $6mn of it to arts organizations, since the … » Read

BBC has announced the upcoming Proms season, July 30 to September 11, with 52 concerts over 44 days to a (hopefully) full audience in Royal Albert Hall, now in its 150 th -anniversary year. It’s a far cry from last year’s 14 concerts … » Read

“To pee, or not to pee.” That is the question, writes Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune when contemplating the Lyric Opera’s decision to perform its fall offerings without intermissions. None of the operas, the Lyric reports, … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7 percent under a pending four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists. Details were not announced May 11 … » Read