An increase in donations helped the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) finish the 2019 fiscal year with a $143,000 surplus against a $10.8m annual operating budget. About 63 percent of its income came from individuals, companies, and … » Read

Ambitious building projects in the music world are progressing well in both Cincinnati and San Francisco. Music and Event Management Inc. (MEMI) announced that its 4,500-person capacity venue on the northern bank of the Ohio River in the Queen … » Read

UPDATE: As of late Friday evening, Todd tendered his resignation and the board of directors accepted it, thanking him for a job well done. A letter from the players committee submitted to the board of directors on Tuesday called for the dismissal … » Read

Peter Emmerich, press spokesman for the Bayreuth Festival for over 30 years, has died. He was 61. Last night, Festival Director Katharina Wagner confirmed his sudden death. He was found  in his apartment; the cause is not as yet known. … » Read

American Soprano Latonia Moore, whose performance as Serena (“My Man’s Gone Now”) in the Met’s Porgy and Bess this fall rightfully earned abundant praise, has left Askonas Holt and joined the roster of San Francisco-based … » Read

CHICAGO—Two years ago, when conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya signed on as music director for Chicago Opera Theater, she made her plans for the company very clear. A major goal was introducing audiences to new contemporary operas and neglected … » Read

Thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest on Dec. 9 to protest government legislation that would overhaul the financing and management of state-funded theaters. More than 50,000 people signed a petition condemning the proposal, which actors, … » Read

A protest in song and dance that originated in Chile is quickly spreading around the world. Un violador en tu camino ( A Rapist in Your Path ) draws attention to violence against women and has already appeared in Colombia, Mexico, France, India, … » Read

In an interview advancing the February premiere of his and playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice , composer/conductor Matthew Aucoin calls it “the first thing I’ve done that I’m uncomplicatedly excited for.” A … » Read

The New York Post managed to secure a seat at the table at last week’s National Institute of Social Sciences dinner honoring Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and Partners in Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Edward Farmer. The two are this … » Read