The honeymoon continues, even as it crosses an ocean. This morning, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced another extension to Andris Nelsons’s contract as music director, which keeps him on the podium through 2025. It supersedes his … » 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

CHICAGO--Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, there is little point in dwelling on what the American classical music scene has lost. Like the Flying Dutchman’s doomed vessel, that ship has sailed. Yes, the artistic casualties have been … » Read

Desperate times often call for desperate measures, as the Roya Opera House’s (ROH) decision to auction a David Hockney portrait demonstrates. “This was a really tough call,” Alex Beard, the ROH’s chief executive, told The … » Read

Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has announced his immediate retirement after a 27-year career during which he sang in more than 200 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Health issues stemming from a slipped disc suffered during a Met … » Read

Richard Woitach, pianist and staff conductor at the Metropolitan Opera for 38 years, died on October 3 at Mt. Sinai Morningside Hospital in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 84; his death was reported by his wife, Jeryl Metz Woitach. Prior … » Read

For all the uncertainties that currently haunt the performing arts, presenters of all kinds are finding fresh ways to connect with audiences—sometimes live and in-person, but more often through computers, phones, and TV screens. Whereas … » Read

Sean Michael Gross has resigned his position as Director of Global Strategy and Innovation at London-based Askonas Holt, which, pre-pandemic, was one of the largest agencies in the world, with a staff of 75 and a roster of 240 artists. Gross … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera’s HD Live in Schools program is going online exclusively for the 2020–21 school year. Approximately 15,000 students in 56 school districts across 42 states will participate in the program, which is entering its … » Read

The five name Texas opera companies--Houston Grand Opera (HGO), Austin Opera (AO), The Dallas Opera (TDO), Fort Worth Opera (FWO), and OPERA San Antonio (OSA)—have joined forces to create the Texas Opera Alliance (TOA). Pooling promotional … » Read