The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a much-anticipated return to live performing. “Lyric has weathered this extraordinary storm,” Lyric general director Anthony Freud told the Chicago Tribune . “We will be back.” The … » Read

Taiwanese American conductor Mei-Ann Chen, music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta since 2011, has been named principal conductor of “recreation - Grosses Orchester Graz at Styriarte,” a group of musicians of 20 different … » Read

Anyone in the U.K. trying to earn a living in the music world must feel doubly cursed. First, the coronavirus pandemic stopped live performing in its tracks for over a year. And now, as performers are readying their return to concert halls and … » Read

LONDON--Anticipation was certainly running high for this May 17 performance of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito , the first full staging at the Royal Opera House in front of a live audience since the onset of the global pandemic. While the work … » Read

As of today, May 19, Austria’s cultural life is open to the public, including shows and attractions along with hotels and restaurants. Most indoor and some outdoor events require proof of a negative Covid-19 test or vaccination, and social … » Read

Joshua Barone, a senior staff editor at the New York Time s, has been given the title of assistant performing arts editor, a boost to the culture department. Barone, who writes frequently about classical music, holds degrees in journalism and … » Read

Larisa Gelman, onetime director of the 92 nd Street Y’s Center for Education Outreach, among other nonprofit leadership positions, is the new executive director of Midori & Friends. She succeeds Suzanne Wilson, who left in 2019 after … » Read

Opera Philadelphia’s 2021-2022 season offers a mix of live and streamed performances in a variety of outlets. Three venues—the outdoor Mann Center, Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, and the Academy of Music—will host live … » Read

Swedish soprano Johanna Wallroth [pictured] was awarded the 200,000 SEK (about $24.000) Birgit Nilsson Stipendium, or scholarship, on May 17, the birthday of the prize’s namesake. A member of the Opernstudio of the Wiener Staatsoper, the … » Read

After 18 months of Covid-induced silence, preparing the Hollywood Bowl for a return to live performances was not as simple as turning on the lights and opening the gates. “You have to reexamine everything you take for granted,” says … » Read