You can understand Lincoln in the Bardo ’s appeal as a subject for an opera. George Saunders’s 2017 novel takes the form of an oral history, the primary narrators being a crowd of ghosts. They haunt the cemetery outside the mausoleum … » Read

LONDON—Alongside the national and country house opera companies, the U.K. has a thriving amateur or semi-professional circuit, ranging from local Gilbert and Sullivan societies to more ambitious outfits with a healthy interest in eclectic … » Read

When Abraham Lincoln’s 11-year old son Willie died in 1862, his parents initially interred him in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The Georgetown graveyard is the setting for Lincoln in the Bardo , George Saunders’s 2017 novel and the opera of … » Read

The 75 th anniversary of the television broadcast of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and the 20 th anniversary of the launch of “The Met: Live in HD” have prompted The Guardian’s Tom Service to muse on … » Read

CHICAGO—A lot has happened to Giancarlo Guerrero since he last conducted the Chicago Symphony, in spring 2024. Later that year, the Nicaragua-born, Costa Rica-raised conductor was appointed music director of the Grant Park Music Festival, … » Read

LONDON—Japanese composer Dai Fujikura found double fortune this Fall when he was commissioned by Nomura Holdings to compose a short work for Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra. Not only would his composition receive its … » Read

According to a report from CNN, the chaos and uncertainty surrounding The Kennedy Center have led donors of artwork to the institution to consider reclaiming their gifts out of concern that they might be damaged during renovations or sold. An … » Read

Sir Bryn Terfel’s upcoming tour of Australia offers the internationally celebrated bass-baritone an opportunity to not only concertize but also share the fruits of his decades-long experience ina series of masterclasses with young artists … » Read

Surpassing its comprehensive campaign goal of $330 million to support operations, increase endowment, and fund special artistic initiatives, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts (POEA) have collected $344 million, among the most ever … » Read

LOS ANGELES—The banners were out on the exterior facade of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last Saturday, proclaiming the debut of the Venezuelan/Armenian conductor Domingo Hindoyan as the new music director of LA Opera. He has large shoes to … » Read