It is no secret that trade and technology wars, human rights violations, and even a tweet by an NBA official have strained relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. One area that thus far seems immune to the … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel will lead the Berlin Philharmonic in four concerts as part of the cultural program for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in June 2020. The orchestra will present three performances in Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan concert hall … » Read

LONDON--The Royal Opera’s new production of Britten’s Death in Venice opened just a week after that city suffered its worst floods in 50 years, leaving two dead and a multimillion-euro bill. The headlines dwelt on the city’s … » Read

NEW YORK — Jessye Norman was remembered as a force of nature as thousands filled the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday for a celebration of the soprano, who died Sept. 30 at age 74. Sopranos Renée Fleming, Latonia Moore, Lise … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO — Following last year’s triumphant Ring Cycle at San Francisco Opera, any prospect for a return of the epic to the Bay Area—indeed, to the West Coast, since Seattle Opera has no imminent plans for one—is at … » Read

The Lincoln Center 2020 class of Emerging Artists is comprised of nominees from each of the Center’s 11 resident organizations. “The Emerging Artist Awards,” said Lincoln Center President and CEO Henry Timms, “unite our … » Read

Sir Stephen Cleobury, former director of the famed choir at King's College Cambridge, died on November 22 after a long illness. He was 70. The British conductor, organist, and composer retired last year after 37 years in the post. “It is … » Read

Despite the recent box office successes of Porgy and Bess and Akhnaten , a Nov. 20 report from S & P Global Ratings served as a reminder of the ongoing financial challenges faced by the Metropolitan Opera. While keeping the “A” … » Read

For all the fame and fortune of one and the relative obscurity of the other, Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein make natural bedfellows. By the time that Weill, the doyen of left-wing Weimar-era music theater, had morphed into the Broadway composer … » Read

German conductor Michael Sanderling is to be the chief conductor of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester as of the 2021/22 season, the orchestra’s 216 th . He will be succeeding James Gaffigan, who announced in August that he would step down in … » Read