The European parliament and council have agreed on a seven-year €1.8 trillion ($2.1 trillion) recovery package for the 27-nation European Union (EU) under the rubric NextGenerationEU.  Of that figure, €2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) … » Read

The Sphinx Organization on Wednesday announced the second round of its annual Sphinx Venture Fund grants, awarding gifts of between $50,000 and $100,000 to four recipients that intend to promote cultural diversity in classical music. The … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago and its musicians have announced that they have modified their contract agreement through 2020-21. Asked to define precisely what has been modified, the company failed to respond. "Our goals are the same; to protect our … » Read

It is a commonplace that, if something seems too good to be true, it very likely is. Several musicians lured by the prospect of a recording on Orpheus Classical found this to be true, according to an investigation by VAN magazine . Classical … » Read

New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New has renewed her contract as music director of the Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic through the 2023-24 season. She will have been at the orchestra’s helm for eight years. “It has been a true joy to … » Read

Katy Clark will leave her post as president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in January to take an as yet announced position elsewhere. She came to the job in 2015, succeeding Karen Brooks Hopkins after 16 years. Much as she has appreciated her … » Read

Plácido Domingo yesterday afternoon sent an official notice of cancellation to the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo, where he was to sing the title role in the composer’s Belisario , a "lyrical tragedy" loosely based on a famous … » Read

Southern California’s car culture is offering salvation (of a sort) for regional opera companies. In late October and early November, the San Diego Opera offered four nights of La Bohème at an area drive-in theater. Next up is the … » Read

On Dec. 8, HarrisonParrott will inaugurate Virtual Circle, a live-streaming and digital content platform. The partnership with eMusic Live will offer audiences “concert look and feel” performances as well as workshops/masterclasses, … » Read

CHICAGO--For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s budget has been hit by an unexpected tsunami of cancelled concerts. In spring 2019, it was a seven-week CSO musicians’ strike . In spring 2020 it … » Read