Love it or hate it, the 15-plus minutes of Maurice Ravel’s hypnotic Bolero are unique. A new play set to premiere online on Feb. 25 suggests that the French composer and the Canadian painter Anne Adams, whose signature work is titled … » Read

The Detroit Symphony has optimistically announced a fully live season for 2021-22, marking the first complete one for Jader Bignamini, its music director since January 2020. In doing so, the DSO is way ahead of the pack among American orchestras, … » Read

Zubin Mehta has been released from the hospital in Milan after suffering a bout of “fatigue” during a rehearsal for Salome at La Scala. He has been advised to continue to rest, however. As a result, La Scala Music Director Riccardo … » Read

For more than two decades, James Conlon, LA Opera’s music director, among other considerable credits, has been on a mission with “Recovered Voices,” his project that studies, promotes, and performs composers who were forgotten … » Read

Peter G. Davis, who wrote about opera and its proponents with a depth of knowledge and flair for phrase virtually unmatched by any of his generation, has died at the age of 84. His death was confirmed by his partner of 40 years, Scott Parris. … » Read

For some groups, turning to the digital universe to reach audiences has been an act of pure audience engagement and development, without much attention to revenue generation. For others, such as the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS), the … » 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

David Lomelí, director of artistic administration for the Dallas Opera, is to be the Santa Fe Opera’s chief artistic officer as of May 1. The position is newly created, necessitated by the departure of Artistic Director Alexander … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. Corea died Tuesday of a rare form of … » Read

Bigger is not necessarily better for opera companies dealing with a global pandemic. Since mid-March, when the Covid-19 coronavirus stopped the performing arts in their tracks, small, already innovative companies like NYC’s Heartbeat Opera … » Read