Fund raising in the arts has always been a challenge, especially the performing arts, where contributions far outweigh box office receipts in annual income. But when there can be no performances whatsoever, as in the current environment, and … » Read

Lost jobs and failed businesses are the everyday curse of the pandemic. Nowhere are these societal depredations greater than in the performing arts. According to The New York Times , at the end of 2020’s third quarter, when overall … » Read

The undeniable impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts should not overshadow the occasional glimmers of light emanating from an intrepid organization like the Chicago Opera Theater (COT) and its music director, Lidiya … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Once worth nearly a billion dollars, opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar is seeking financial relief from what his lawyers describe as a destitute existence following his 2018 release from prison. Vilar’s lawyers … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90. He died Dec. 18 at his home in Montana. His family said cardiopulmonary arrest was to blame, The … » Read

PARIS--Israeli virtuoso violinist Ivry Gitlis has died in Paris aged 98, his family told AFP Thursday. As one of the modern greats of classical music, he not only performed with the best orchestras in the world but never stopped experimenting, … » Read

At first glance, it might seem to be no more than the female equivalent of “concertmaster,”  the most significant section leader in an orchestra. But, argues violinist Laurie Niles on Violinist.com , the term concertmistress … » Read

Hardcore balletomanes grousing about the cancellation of performances by most of the world’s dance companies need only look to Russia to see what can happen when the threat posed by the pandemic is ignored. Recent reports from St. … » Read

Polish conductor Marzena Diakun , 39, is to be the new artistic director and principal conductor of the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM) from the fall 2021. She succeeds Victor Pablo Pérez in the post. Diakun, first guest … » Read

Longtime San Francisco Symphony pianist Robin Sutherland died of brain cancer on Dec. 18, at his San Francisco home. He was 69. Passionate about the music of Bach and Mozart, Sutherland in his 45-year SFS career showed a deep commitment to the … » Read