With its 99 choristers, 75 supernumeraries and enough bling to sink the Titanic, Franco Zeffirelli’s ultra-lavish production of Turandot is rightly considered a trinket in the Metropolitan Opera’s treasure chest, having held its place … » Read

Soprano Larisa Martínez and violinist Joshua Bell were married October 5th at their home in Westchester County, NY.  New York Times columnist David Brooks presided. Born in Puerto Rico, Martinez is a onetime Metropolitan Opera … » Read

The relief accompanying the recent announcement of a one-year collective bargaining agreement between the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its players may prove short-lived if the organization cannot address a structural deficit that has … » Read

Plácido Domingo received Mexico's first annual Batuta prize in classical music on Saturday, although he was not in attendance at the ceremony in Mexico City. Domingo was chosen in May to receive the first edition of the prize. … » Read

Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world's top opera houses, died Saturday. He was 56. Giordani had a heart attack following lunch at his home in Monte Tauro, a suburb of Augusta in … » Read

LONDON—Gluck’s most famous opera should be a gift to any creative team but—in the U.K. at least—it’s surprising how rarely it has worked in recent years. Orfeo ed Eurydice has a singing cast of three and an ocean of … » Read

The Music Academy of the West (MAW) has appointed Jamie Broumas to the newly created position of chief artistic officer. Currently director of classical and new music programs at the Kennedy Center, she will assume her new job in January. Founded … » Read

As the train pulls into Ossining, in Westchester, NY, I catch the glimmer of the barbed wire surrounding Sing Sing Prison through the window. It’s an eerie welcome; the proximity successfully magnifies the impact of The Wait Room , San … » Read

Columbia Artists has announced three additions to its roster. Elena Schwarz [pictured], Musical America’s August 2019 New Artist of the Month , has signed for North American representation. The Swiss-Australian conductor was recently the … » Read

Apparently Italian audiences love tenor Vittorio Grigolo, no matter what. A self-confessed (to Vogue ) “sex addict” and happy to say so, he is currently under investigation by the Royal Opera House for an onstage female groping … » Read