The Nashville Symphony has moved Titus Underwood [pictured] from his two-year stint as acting principal oboe to principal. Underwood, formerly with the Utah Symphony as acting associate principal, holds a master’s degree from Juilliard and … » Read

VIENNA - The ballet academy at Vienna's State Opera was hit Wednesday by allegations of serious physical and mental abuse against its students, as well as sexual assault. The weekly Falter newspaper published findings of a detailed investigation … » Read

The German orchestral scene has long been viewed by industry insiders with envy. The country’s more than 100 orchestras are recognized by UNESCO as an “intangible cultural heritage” and receive generous public subsidies. There … » Read

Once upon a time, Helen of Sparta was carried off to Troy. Or was she? Euripides, writing in 412 BC, called that out as “fake news.” Taking his cue from Herodotus, the radical Athenian tragedian ran with a set of “alternative … » Read

The hue and cry in response to  Constantine Orbelian’s firing as director of Armenia’s national opera theater--a.k.a. the Alexander Spendiarian National Opera and Ballet Theater—appears to have subsided, momentarily. … » Read

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian State Opera has asked the nearly all-white cast for its production of Porgy and Bess to self-identify as African American. The Hungarian performers were asked to sign a statement declaring that … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has cancelled all of its presentations from April 10-23, due to the musicians’ strike. The players have rejected the CSO’s “last, best, and final” offer . Cancelled or postponed productions … » Read

Conductor Gerard Schwarz has been named distinguished professor of music, conducting, and orchestral studies at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Schwarz, New York based, is conductor laureate of the Seattle Symphony, emeritus … » Read

Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov, under house arrest largely for his outspoken views since August 2017, was unexpectedly released on April 8. The Moscow City Court’s ruling freed Serebrennikov and two of his … » Read

As the U.K. staggers toward its exit from the European Union, the impact of its departure is becoming ever clearer for the music industry. Travel between Europe and Britain will become cumbersome, impacting individual musicians and symphony … » Read