Let’s start with a little perspective. Leon Fleisher was born in San Francisco in 1928. He was playing piano before Hitler became Chancellor of Germany; he made his 1944 New York Philharmonic debut in the closing years of World War II under … » Read

The Minnesota Opera, not one to shy away from new and experimental work, has purchased the 350-seat Lab Theater in Minneapolis, a former 6,000-square foot warehouse originally opened in 1988 as a second stage for the Guthrie Theater. The former … » Read

When Brad Wells formed Roomful of Teeth in 2008, he set out “to build a new kind of instrument.” The ensemble he was creating would sing neither the standard choral repertoire nor songs from other vocal traditions. Traditional choral … » Read

LONDON—With careless synchronicity, no fewer than three UK opera companies are presenting Kátya Kabanová in the current season. I was under the impression that company bosses coordinated their plans, but apparently not. … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled programming for the first season of its Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI), a series of public talks, master classes, film screenings, and workshops scheduled for the $33 million, four-building Linde … » Read

Opera Philadelphia continues to break new ground in 2019-20, offering two world and two company premieres in its third annual fall festival, O19, while sticking to the mainstays in its spring season with the Verdi Requiem and Madame Butterfly. … » Read

The La Jolla Music Society today announced the opening weekend concerts for its new home, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (The Conrad). On April 5, 6, and 7, 2019, the $82 million, 49,000-square-foot complex, named for founding donors … » Read

Accusations of sexual misconduct have led John Duran [pictured], longtime board chair and a major fundraiser for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, to announce he will step down at the end of the current season. Some current and former … » Read

Henry Timms—president and CEO of New York’s 92nd Street Y, co-author of international best-seller New Power - How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World and How to Make it Work for You —is to be the next president of Lincoln … » Read

Never mind Beethoven’s 250 th anniversary. The important milestone this year and next is the centennial of the 19 th amendment, giving women the right to vote. It was ratified in 1919 and went into effect in 1920, its 100th anniversary … » Read