LONDON--England’s number two opera festival (after Glyndebourne) is on a roll of success that not even a pandemic can stall. It’s been heart-warming to follow Garsington Opera’s ascent under Douglas Boyd, music and artistic … » Read

The campaign to change British law so that artists and songwriters receive better compensation from streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music has gathered new allies. The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Van Morrison, and Barry Gibb are among … » Read

American-Armenian conductor Constantine Orbelian is to be music director of the New York City Opera, the venerable company that saw something of a rebirth in 2016. Its last production, in 2019, was Stonewall . Orbelian, who, in a political … » Read

In October the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will welcome back capacity audiences for a full season of subscription concerts as well as special recitals and pops concerts. Music Director Louis Langrée returns for his eighth season … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

Having  announced its 2021 season last October, the Santa Fe Opera last week issued a number of updates for the 30-performance, four-opera event, which opens July 10. Several cast members have withdrawn, some for issues of foreign travel … » Read

In addition to being among the world’s best known baritones, Thomas Hampson is a scholar and advocate for American music. Since 2009 his "Song of America" initiative has toured throughout Europe, introducing audiences to the voices of … » Read

The last 14 months have been especially cruel to the Metropolitan Opera, the nation’s largest performing arts organization. Already struggling to balance an annual operating budget of more than $300mn, the pandemic added to the … » Read

After long months of waiting and unfulfilled promises ,  funds from the $16bn Shuttered Venue Operators Grant initiative finally began to flow last week to music clubs, theaters, and other live-event businesses devastated by the pandemic. … » Read

Terell M. Johnson, former community engagement director for the New World Symphony, is to be the next executive director of the Chicago Philharmonic, a three-decade-old ensemble that has gone through various iterations since its founding. … » Read