Over the past decade the explosion of streaming services has transformed how we listen to music, with compact-disc sales declining by 97 percent since 2000. As anyone who has explored classical music streaming can tell you, mainline services like … » Read

Bronx Arts Ensemble, nearing 50 years of bringing performances and teaching artists into Bronx public schools, has named Judith Insell as its executive director. Insell, a professional violist born and raised in the city’s much-maligned … » Read

Benjamin Sosland, interim dean and director of the Music Division at the Juilliard School, is to be the next provost and dean of the New England Conservatory, effective July 5. He succeeds Thomas Novak, a 20-year NEC veteran who holds the title … » Read

Yuval Sharon, Michigan Opera Theater’s new artistic director, is wasting no time in revolutionizing the company. MOT has announced his first, 2021-22 season, highlighted by atypical fare such as Robert Xavier Rodríguez and Migdalia … » Read

China removed restrictions on hall capacity on March 15 th ,  thus paving the way for performance venues to sell all seats.  Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism indicate that local authorities, and the venues … » Read

Silkroad, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma 21 years ago, has received a $3mn “transformational” grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens called the monies “hugely meaningful at a time during … » Read

Kenneth Cooper, harpsichordist, pianist, and musicologist revered especially among Baroque music circles, died at age 79 on March 13 in Manhattan. As a performer, Cooper combined scrupulous musicianship and articulate technique with an … » Read

Extended lockdowns across Europe mean that the trend for performing opera in empty auditoriums continues apace with the Bayerische Staatsoper’s March 21 streamed premiere of Barrie Kosky’s quirky new staging of Der Rosenkavalier The … » Read

Opera Philadelphia will offer its first performances for live audiences since February 2020 with a 90-minute adaptation of Tosca, presented with orchestra and chorus and marking the company's debut at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. The event, … » Read

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of one of four pieces for the event refused a request to remove a curse on America from the piece. In … » Read