MILAN—An icon of bohemian Paris in the heart of the city’s red-light district, the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in 1889 and has been synonymous with nightlife and spectacle ever since. The club, which gave birth to the can-can at the … » Read

As of August 17, 2026, Tonya McBride Robles will become the new president and CEO of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO). She succeeds Curt Long , whose nine-year tenure saw the RPO launch a $50M+ comprehensive campaign for endowment, … » Read

The conductors emerging from the Sibelius Academy seem to be getting younger by the minute. The latest is Kristian Sallinen, a 2025 graduate, who is to be chief conductor and artistic director of Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. He … » Read

On June 15 the Highland Mann Center, Philadelphia’s outdoor arts center in Fairmount Park, relaunched 50 years and one day after the original venue, then known as Robin Hood Dell West, opened. The new renovations, carried out over the past … » Read

Colorado’s Central City Opera (CCO) is undertaking a multi-phase renovation project to transform the Williams' Stables, a historic landmark adjacent to the CCO’s Opera House, into a 100-seat black box theater and year-round cultural … » Read

On June 8, members of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra received an internal memo announcing that violinist Jing Wang, concertmaster since 2013, would be leaving the position at the end of November 2026 and that a search for a new … » Read

CHICAGO—Sometimes having a formula is a very wise move. Not as an excuse to phone it in or justify stale routine. Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestra, which opened its 91 st season last week in downtown Chicago’s Jay Pritzker … » Read

Nicholas Alexander Brown-Cáceres is the new chief of the Library of Congress Music Division, the largest performing arts library in the world with over 30 million items. He succeeds Susan H. Vita, who passed away in 2025 after 55 years at … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has extended Manfred Honeck ’s contract as music director through the 2032-2033 season, cementing a 25-year partnership that will make him the longest-serving music director in the PSO’s … » Read

The loggionisti , die-hard opera fans who occupy the seats in the upper level galleries, have a well-deserved reputation for expressing their feelings about performances at many of Italy’s leading opera houses, most especially La Scala. … » Read