Yo-Yo Ma brought his touring Bach Project to Laredo, TX, on Saturday, performing on the US-Mexico border to make the point that music can “reconnect us to our common humanity” and that it was important to "build bridges, not walls." A … » Read

Try as it might, the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) couldn’t convince me that there was a coherent theme running through its April 11 concert in Zankel Hall. The drawcard was the New York premiere of a substantial work from Du Yun, one … » Read

Five years ago, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma was tens of thousands of euros in debt, on the verge of bankruptcy, and plagued by frequent labor disputes. Since that low point, the company has undergone a near miraculous turnaround. Between … » Read

Opéra de Montréal and Tech3Lab, an applied research company, are collaborating on a study to determine the differences in audience reactions to experiencing a live opera performance and seeing an HD broadcast of the same opera in a … » Read

The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has won a bronze medal at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards for its gospel-inflected opera A Gathering of Sons, with music by Dwayne Fulton (he is a Baptist Church Music Minister) and librettist … » Read

Francesco Milioto is to be artistic advisor of Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera Company, marking General Director Maggie Oplinger’s first major hire since assuming the job in March . Oplinger, who succeeded William Florescu, is a former … » Read

Luciano Pavarotti undoubtedly will reach an even wider public than he did during his lifetime with the release of director Ron Howard’s film Pavarotti . Promising to explore “The Voice…The Man…The Legend,” the … » Read

The OPERA America grants total $1.4 million and underwrite such projects as community inclusivity and accessibility; new business strategies; performances that use immersive technology; professional development programs; and new commissioning … » Read

The theater in Duisburg, Germany, that is home to Deutsche Oper am Rhein, the Ballett am Rhein, the Schauspiel, and the Duisburg Philharmonic was the victim of a faulty sprinkler system last weekend and, according to WDR , was flooded by 80,000 … » Read

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! is a staple of the American musical theater. Since its New York premiere in March 1943, it has been revived five times on Broadway and on average shows up annually around 300 times in high school and … » Read