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

American conductor James Gaffigan is the newly named principal guest conductor of Norway’s Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Opera with immediate effect through the end of next season. He succeeds Han-Na Chang, who was promoted to chief … » Read

Inevitably, Carnegie Hall and its three stages will remain shuttered through the summer. The announcement was made today, about one month away from its projected closure end of April 5, announced last October . As per executive orders from the … » Read

In an appointment that makes absolute sense on every level, Gail Samuel, longtime chief overseer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its assorted tentacles, the most lucrative of which is the Hollywood Bowl, is to be the new president and CEO of … » Read