The Yellow Tie , a new biopic in which John Malkovich plays the legendary Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, has reminded Ivan Hewett that “the fascination with these ‘monsters of the podium’ hasn’t gone away.” … » Read

The Berlin State Opera (aka Staatsoper Unter den Linden) has solidified its leadership team with contract extensions for both General Director Elisabeth Sobotka and General Music Director Christian Thielemann through July 31, 2034. At the new … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic will be on the move. A renovation is planned for the Philharmonie , its home since 1963, and is likely to displace the orchestra from 2032-40. “It’s a huge challenge to … » Read

Opera director Bruno Ravella has joined Askonas Holt for international general management. Ravella’s vast international portfolio includes the Lyric Opera of Chicago, to which he returns this season for Ariadne auf Naxos; other operas on … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—The setting is a graveyard. Almost all the characters are dead. And then there’s Abraham Lincoln, alive but paralyzed by grief over the death of his 11-year-old son. If that capsule description makes Lincoln in the Bardo … » Read

After eight months on the job, Christy Tanner, the president and CEO of New York Public Radio, is leaving the organization. She brought to the post extensive experience in corporate and digital media, including as the executive vice president and … » Read

More than 450 unionized workers at LaScala have voted with near unanimity to approve a full-day strike on Oct. 20, an action that if taken will threaten the opening of the Milan opera house’s new production of Gounod’s Faust directed … » Read

A law suit filed by Universal Music Group in September alleging copyright infringement by DistroKid, one of the industry’s largest music distribution platforms, has led to the disappearance of music by many independent artists from Spotify, … » Read

Martina Arroyo, who reigned as an international star soprano for over two decades, died on October 13 at her home in Manhattan. She was 90. One of the first high-profile Black opera singers, she was known for the great spinto roles in opera … » Read

CHICAGO—This is a tough news cycle for any Don Giovanni . After a civil suit last month accused a group of fraternity brothers at Cornell University of gang rape, sexual violence is once again in the headlines. Just hours after Lyric Opera … » Read