LOS ANGELES—Irish composer Gerald Barry’s wonderfully outlandish operas used to arrive at Walt Disney Concert Hall with regularity every five years, starting in 2006 with The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit , followed by The Importance … » Read

Kennedy Center’s professional dance offerings between now and July 4, when the Center will shutter, consists of The State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Mazowsze” of Poland on April 25. Period. The New York City Ballet had been … » Read

Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter for The New York Times , recently discussed why Donald Trump seems so focused on reshaping many of America’s cultural institutions. “The full shape of it is very hard to determine,” she … » Read

With the search for its next music director underway, it’s no coincidence that the San Francisco Symphony’s (SFS) 115 th season, running Sept. 8 through  June 27, 2027, features no fewer than 26 guest conductors, five of them new … » Read

LONDON—The idea of reimagining the Easter story through the eyes of a woman is a good one (see John Adams’s The Gospel According to the Other Mary ). Commissioned by Scotland’s Dunedin Consort, along with the Barbican Centre and … » Read

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance has announced the addition of internationally recognized sopranos Christine Goerke and Jeni Houser to the Department of Voice & Opera as assistant professors, beginning in August … » Read

When Boston Lyric Opera’s (BLO) new Opera and Community Studios (OCS) facility in the city’s Fort Point neighborhood opens, visitors can be forgiven if they are confused by the sign above the door reading … » Read

“Due to irreconcilable differences of opinion and disagreements, the Salzburg Festival and Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser are parting ways effective immediately,” the festival has announced. “This is the result of a … » Read

With the end of the 2025-26 season just around the corner, today’s news seems sudden: Carter Brey, the New York Philharmonic’s longtime and highly estimable principal cello, is to retire at season’s end. His final performance as … » Read

For fans of 20 th - and 21 st -century music, this year’s Ojai Music Festival is irresistible. Put together by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen with festival Artistic and Executive Ara Guzelimian, the 80 th iteration of this historic … » Read