Plans announced by Radio New Zealand (RNZ) to move Concert —its signature classical music program—to an AM frequency and downgrade its content has stirred up a hornet’s nest of protest. Opera legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa labelled … » Read

Come July 10, the San Diego Symphony will have a new summer outdoor concert venue—the $45m Shell located on the bayfront in the downtown Embarcadero Marina Park South. The new facility includes a 13,015-sq.-ft. outdoor stage covered by a … » Read

The Hong Kong Arts Festival , one of the events in which the Boston Symphony Orchestra was scheduled to perform before calling off its tour of East Asia, has finally announced its cancellation, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Still … » Read

With its scheming politicos, sexual shenanigans, and an air of jaded amorality, Handel’s Agrippina is the perfect opera to hold a mirror up to our own times. It’s not surprising then that Sir David McVicar chose a contemporary … » Read

MILAN--Alexander Pereira's two-decade tenure as Intendant of Zurich Opera ended eight years ago, but his legacy appears to be alive and kicking. The Austrian manager gave Cecilia Bartoli a number of early breaks at the company (she celebrated 30 … » Read

Cellist Gabriel Martins [pictured], a graduate student at the New England Conservatory, clinched first prize at the 23rd annual Sphinx Competition , which concluded in Detroit on Saturday. He takes home $50,000 plus a number of solo engagements. … » Read

Robert Trevino, music director of the Basque National Orchestra (BNO), had been mulling over a radical idea for years. What would happen, he wondered, if he were to present a concert at which none of the music played was announced beforehand? … » Read

Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Freni died Sunday at her home in Modena, Italy, from a … » Read

Citing losses of more than 16 million euros since the beginning of the strike, in early December, Paris Opera General Director Stéphane Lissner has announced that three new productions scheduled for next season have been cancelled. He did … » Read

Italian conductor Nello Santi, acknowledged master of the Italian opera tradition, died on February 6 at his home in Zurich. He was 88 and had been treated for a blood infection. His death was confirmed by his manager, Robert Lombardo. Born in … » Read