The Black Opera Alliance (BOA) and TRG Arts have joined forces to advance BOA’s efforts to advance racial equity and representation of the African diaspora and promote reform in all aspects of the world of opera. Formed since the onset of … » Read

James Darrah, artistic director of Omaha’s annual ONE Festival , is to take the same title with Long Beach Opera, another entity known for bold moves and experimentation. Darrah is well known in new opera circles, having directed the world … » 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

If you’re lucky enough to have sisters, prepare to be shaken by Houston Grand Opera’s newest digital offering: Songs for Murdered Sisters. Composed by Jake Heggie, it is set to eight poems by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood. … » Read

As the dust begins to settle from last week’s unsurprising decision to kill plans for London’s new concert hal l, the British press is beginning to weigh in on the matter. “It was a tough and questionable sell from the … » Read

Covid-19 has made the past year an unmitigated disaster for the classical music world. But, argues Peter Dobrin, classical music critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer , “an age of new possibility” has also emerged. Previously, he … » Read

London’s much-discussed  new concert hall   isn’t going to happen. On Feb. 18, the City of London officially announced that “given the current unprecedented circumstances, the ambitious plans for a Centre for Music … » Read

Central Georgia is about to get its own, occasional orchestra, thanks to support from a local foundation and Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music, in Macon, GA. That’s where the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings resides, its … » Read

For the first time, Russia has tapped a woman as music director of a major arts organization. She is Alevtina Ioffe, 41, taking the position at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, effective immediately. She succeeds Alexander Vedernikov, … » Read

There’s finally some good news for opera lovers—Glyndebourne returns this year! "We are determined to present a festival this summer in whatever form is possible," says Sarah Hopwood, managing director of the iconic East Sussex event. … » Read