When the Metropolitan Opera last did La Clemenza di Tito seven years ago, I thought the time had come for a new production. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s 1984 treatment of Mozart’s last opera, together with his companion production of … » Read

Stuart Murphy, chief executive of The English National Opera (ENO), recently announced a series of changes aimed at making going to the opera easier and less expensive. For operagoers who have to catch a train home after the performance or just … » Read

Her concerts in Los Angeles this week nothwithstanding, a recent article in the Guardian indicates that City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla has cancelled all guest conducting for at least two years. … » Read

The Shed, set to open this week in the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan, has received an added boost of $25 million gift from hedge fund tycoon Kenneth C. Griffin, bringing the amount raised for the venue to $529 million, toward a $550 million … » Read

In recent years, arts and cultural organizations have often conflated community engagement with audience engagement—understandable, perhaps, but the two are decidedly different. Audience engagement, states a blog from American for the Arts, … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra has appointed two new conductors, one in the position of assistant, another as a conducting fellow. The two were chosen out of some 600 applicants for the jobs, the latter of which was newly created by Music Director … » Read

UPDATE, 3:30 PM. Columbia Artists has confirmed that industry stalwart Doug Sheldon, the longtime artist manager named chairman of the realigned firm just one year ago , has left the company. Asked for a statement, a reporter was referred to … » Read

In an indication of the financial heavy lifting ahead for an orchestra whose hall is to be gutted and reconstructed, the New York Philharmonic has elected not one but two individuals to succeed Oscar S. Schafer as board chair. The orchestra … » Read

LOS ANGELES--The Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, now in its fifth season, is a good group, an interesting group, and an entertaining group. It works without a conductor, and mostly benefits from that decision. A Sunday afternoon performance … » Read

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and its choruses since 2016 [one year after being a Musical America New Artist of the Month ], epitomizes a new generation of female conductors that … » Read