MILAN--Scenes of rage erupted outside La Scala last week, with the loggionisti boisterously complaining of a lack of access to tickets for the much anticipated Prima, opening night of the season, on December 7. The group of diehard opera fans … » Read

On Oct. 18 the Gish Prize Trust named Gustavo Dudamel, music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as the 25 th annual recipient of the $250,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. Chosen from among 70 finalists in the fields of … » Read

STOCKHOLM—Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme was awarded the 2018 Birgit Nilsson Prize amidst festivities that would do any operatic gala proud. The award ceremony in the Royal Opera House on October 11 was attended by Swedish King Karl … » Read

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, which traces its origins to the turn of the 19th century, has received an endowment gift of 15 million francs, to be named for its benefactors, Michael and Emmy Lou Pieper. Interest generated from the so-called MEP … » Read

LYON, FRANCE—Arrigo Boito’s saturnine Mephisto and this city’s distinctive opera house have much in common, although to call them soul mates might be a step too far. Within the benighted carapace of each there beats a heart of … » Read

As another concert season kicks off around the world, one certainty is that most of the world’s great orchestras will be sharply segregated by gender. In a recent study, 22 of the world’s leading orchestras were reviewed to see how … » Read

Gemma New, resident conductor of the St. Louis Symphony and music director of the Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic, will add the Dallas Symphony to her CV as of the 2019-20 season, when she becomes the DSO’s principal guest conductor. The … » Read

MIAMI – Another performing arts center has gotten the green light. This one will cost $255 million – not including $24 million in contingency monies – and be home to the Concert Association of Florida, the New World Symphony, … » Read

At its annual meeting on Tuesday, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Helen Zell reported the numbers for fiscal 2018, which ran July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Much of the news was good: ticket revenues rose by $1.1 million from 2016-17 to … » Read

Timothy J. McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation and part-time blogger, summarizes some key findings from Americans Speak Out about the Arts , the latest opinion poll conducted by Americans for the Arts. The poll surveyed a … » Read