Naxos Music Group has acquired The Royal Opera House’s Opus Arte, a label it has been distributing since its launch in 1999. The deal includes audio/video productions by all of Opus Arte’s clientele: the ROH, Glyndebourne, Dutch … » Read

American orchestras are not alone in their concern about diversifying their ranks. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is developing a new youth orchestra for ages 14-17; a free program that is designed to “reflect the diversity … » Read

Car enthusiasts visiting AutoMobility LA on Nov. 28 will hear something completely new. The Lincoln Aviator SUV, which premieres at the show, uses symphonic music rather than electronically generated sounds to capture a driver’s attention. … » Read

The firing of two key advisors to Benjamin Zander [pictured] has turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg at his Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BYPO). David St. George, an artistic advisor, was arrested on child pornography charges ; … » Read

“Glass’s music is perfect circus music.” So believes Tilde Björfors, founder and artistic director of Cirkus Cirkör, Sweden’s “contemporary circus” and director of the recent production of Philip … » Read

Donald Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter, a former chief policy adviser to Florida Governor (and U.S. Senate candidate) Rick Scott to be chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Aside from her 18-month tenure as the NEA’s … » Read

PARIS —Back in 2005, Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa [pictured]—the recent Marguerite de Valois in the Paris Opera’s Les Hugenots --weighed 210 pounds. Now she weighs just 123.   "That's a lot to lose. It took five … » Read

LOS ANGELES — Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to records across a vast range of styles and won two Grammys, has died at age 49, his manager said Saturday. Hargrove died in New York on Friday of cardiac … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony musicians have agreed to extend the terms of their current contract, which expired September 9, through January 15. The news arrives after the two sides met on Tuesday; prior to that time, the players had rejected the idea … » Read

In a remarkable cri de coeur published in The Guardian , American composer John Luther Adams laments the current state of the world. “I used to be a short-term pessimist and a long-term optimist,” writes the winner of the 2014 … » Read