U.S. cellist and composer Joshua Roman is a recipient of the 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award, a $25,000 grant to work with research partner Dr. Elizabeth Bast to investigate whether music can ameliorate the lingering … » Read

Cal Performances’ 2026-27 season—its 120 th —offers a vast range of music programming, along with choreographic delights from the Australian Ballet, the Mark Morris Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ballet … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington’s Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration’s plans for the storied performing arts venue, … » Read

Timothée Chalamet’s terse dismissal that “no one cares about this anymore” when talking about opera and ballet this past March struck a nerve in many. Some chose to dismiss his putdown as evidence of the callowness of … » Read

By any estimation, Canadian singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan was an excellent choice as Musical America’s Artist of the Year 2025 . But she has long been an elusive figure for American audiences, especially in opera, the scene of her … » Read

Opera Philadelphia’s 2026-2027 season, the second put together by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, comprises five new productions presented at three Philadelphia venues. The popular “Pick Your Price” program … » Read

The April 23 concert by the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) offered composer Andrew Norman’s reworking of Split , his 2015 piece for solo piano and orchestra. The new version, a commission from the BSO, featured the brother-soloist pianists … » Read

Nicholas Rumanes, a former executive at Live Nation, filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 23 seeking $35 million in damages for alleged wrongful termination after he raised concerns about financial misconduct and improper accounting … » Read

Irony of ironies, Beatrice Venezi, named music director of La Fenice in October, despite protests of the house musicians and staff,  has been fired. "The La Fenice Theatre Foundation, through Superintendent Nicola Colabianchi, announces that … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—I had a collection of short reviews from the past week lined up, in varying states of incompleteness, when the news of  Michael Tilson Thomas’s death on Wednesday night upended everything. It’s a huge, almost … » Read