Another daily newspaper has been able to continue its classical music coverage thanks to funds from the Rubin Institute for Music Criticism and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The Chicago Tribune will fill the staff job that  John … » Read

The Cincinnati May Festival will present five weekend performances between May 21 and 30 at Music Hall. Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena will lead two of two different programs, while Director of Choruses Robert Porco will conduct the fifth. The … » Read

Perhaps surprisingly, La Scala announced two weeks ago that it expects to close 2021 in the black. The secret to keeping the books in order without live performances for the last year (ticket sales account for a third of the house’s income) … » 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

To open her new album, the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen revisits the role that provided her most recent operatic triumph. It’s a smart choice for this eclectic collection of arias and songs. As Leonore, the wife determined to free her … » Read

The appointment of James Darrah as the third artistic director in the history of the Long Beach Opera (LBO)in late February promises to burnish the company’s  reputation for innovative, high-risk programming. He first became acquainted … » Read

The Los Angeles Music Center has become the first performing arts organization to receive the UL Verified Healthy Buildings Mark for Indoor Air Quality from Underwriters Laboratories, the international testing service headquartered in Northbrook, … » Read

The LA Opera has partnered with subscription arts-streaming platform Marquee TV to add Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover to its offerings, starting March 27. Marquee TV’s catalog is well-stocked with classic productions of … » Read

The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), scheduled to take place online from April 26 to May 14, has pianists Till Fellner and Charles Richard-Hamelin to the jury. Chaired by Zarin Mehta, the panel already includes Arnaldo … » Read

Among the many challenges facing the San Francisco Opera (SFO) as it has contemplated a return to live performances is how to protect a group of people working closely together on stage from breathing one another’s potentially infectious … » Read