What do you do after you have just finished playing one of the longest piano pieces in existence—Eric Satie’s Vexations ? If you’re Igor Levit, you sleep for a few hours and then get together with friends to search out even … » Read

MILAN -- It has been a disastrous couple of years for Turin's Teatro Regio. In April 2018, superintendent Walter Vergnano resigned after 19 years to reveal a black hole of €1.7m for the previous year. Mayor Chiara Appendino, also president … » Read

It was inevitable: “Given the enormous organizational complexity of the Met’s schedule, we have no choice but to cancel our fall season,” General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement issued today. The season will begin instead … » Read

From a turntable concerto to a Beethoven quartet cycle, the spring release schedule brings albums made largely before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered most recording studios and concert halls. Below are a few recent and upcoming highlights. May … » Read

Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the coronavirus lockdown, were transformed into opera boxes … » 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

Classical music streaming service IDAGIO has launched a new online concert venue: The Global Concert Hall (GCH) is an audiovisual platform that enables artists and ensembles to offer exclusive digital concerts and-- unlike most artist-driven … » Read

French violinist and conductor Renaud Capuçon is to succeed Joshua Weilerstein as artistic director of the Orchestre de Chamber Lausann e (OCL) as of the 2021-22 season. His most recent collaboration with the orchestra, last March to an … » Read

This is a terrible time for opera companies. The coronavirus pandemic has left stages dark, and every night the curtain fails to rise represents thousands in lost revenue. The Scottish Opera is no exception, as it has had to cancel 22 … » Read

MILAN--During the opening performance of Ricciardo e Zoraide at the 2017 Rossini Opera Festival in Pisaro, tenor Xabier Anduaga turned a few heads, including this one. Opening the duet "S'ella mi é ognor Fedele," Juan Diego Flórez … » Read