The Knoxville (TN) Symphony Orchestra, which, under normal circumstances employs 80 AFM musicians and performs about 300 programs annually (ranging from neighborhood events to playing in any one of three concert venues), has cancelled its fall … » Read

Since the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s earliest years, women have played significant roles in the company’s growth and artistic excellence. Six of these women stand out in particular.   Carol Fox was only 28 years old in 1954, when … » Read

The Detroit Symphony will join the slow migration back to the concert hall in the fall, announcing a new, all-digital season in Orchestra Hall through December and marking the players' first return to the stage since March. The audience will … » Read

In a judgment worthy of Solomon, and likely to please neither side, the BBC has reached a decision regarding the inclusion of a slate of traditional patriotic songs during the Last Night of the Proms. Finnish conductor (and BBC Symphony Orchestra … » Read

On Oct. 22, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) will launch  OAE Player, a digital platform offering newly recorded performances. For the first 24 hours, viewers can watch on a “pay-want-you-want” basis; thereafter … » Read

Nathan Lee Hull, baritone and founding artistic director of Amore Opera, died at his home in New York City on August 9, 2020. The cause was cardiac arrest. He was 69. Amore Opera was an outgrowth of Amato Opera, which ceased operations in 2009 … » Read

The Scottish Opera is taking to the out-of-doors. In September the company will present a series of 25-minute “pop-up opera” roadshows around the country in a specially adapted trailer and portable stage. Simultaneously it will stage … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — Germany held a pop concert Saturday to see how those attending could spread coronavirus if they had it. German researchers studying COVID-19 packed part of a Leipzig arena with volunteers, collecting data in a “real … » Read

How do you train young artists in the midst of a pandemic? University arts programs and conservatories all over the U.S. are struggling to devise answers to what Brian Cole, chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts … » Read

Megan Van Voorhis, CEO of Arts Cleveland for 17 years, will exit her post to become cultural and creative manager for the city of Sacramento, CA, as of September 1. In her new post, she’ll oversee grants to local artists and organizations … » Read