FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier, who won fame at the Salzburg Festival and Milan's La Scala, has died in Dresden, Germany. He was 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing … » Read

In the face of undeniable scientific evidence of manmade climate change, the classical music industry must re-examine how it does business, argues Jasper Parrott, co-founder and executive chairman of HarrisonParrott Ltd. International touring, … » Read

For those tired of the seasonal same old, same old, The Crossing’s Christmas offering might not have looked that festive on paper, but it certainly gave pause for thought. For its December 21 concert in the atmospheric surrounds of the … » Read

The Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale has received two significant year-end gifts. By way of its Montana Development Co., the Sukin family has given a building in downtown Billings to the orchestra for use as office space. It is the … » Read

10. Vienna Philharmonic’s performance of Mahler Symphony No. 9 at Carnegie Hall under Michael Tilson Thomas. “Spacious, glimmering, and grand.” 9. MusicAeterna chorus and orchestra in the Verdi Requiem under Greek-Russian … » Read

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars — a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midnight Mass this year, for the … » Read

In an internal memo obtained by Le Figaro , Paris Opera General Director Stéphane Lissner [pictured] "shares [his] concern" that the company’s losses due to ongoing worker strikes could amount to "at least 12 million euros." Monday … » Read

When California’s groundbreaking AB5 legislation —known as the “gig work” bill—takes effect on January 1, 2020, the ability of arts organizations to hire many of their workers as contractors rather than staff … » Read

When Sandi Macdonald left her job as the Miami residency director for the Cleveland Orchestra to head the North Carolina Symphony in 2011, she joined an organization that was reeling from the aftereffects of the 2007 recession. Steep declines in … » Read

Alain Perroux is to be the general director of Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg, as of next month. Perroux, director of artistic administration and dramaturg of the Aix Festival since 2009, succeeds Bertrand Rossi, who has been serving … » Read