When the Boston Symphony Orchestra administration fired its Music Director Andris Nelsons without consulting its musicians, they were shocked and incensed . But the deed had been done, the contract terminated, and, authoritarian as it seemed, … » Read

If there were any doubts about the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence’s commitment to new work following the unexpected death in 2025 of General Director Pierre Audi they were laid to rest this year. Francesco Filidei’s Accabadora , … » Read

The following completes the coverage of the 2026 Glimmerglass productions scheduled for the mainstage. See also Part I, including a photo of Oklahoma! adapted to a high school auditorium. Madama Butterfly Francesca Zambello’s 2014 … » Read

In a move intended to stymie efforts on July 17 by Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to dismiss a case over their licensing deals with generative AI platforms Suno and Udio, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has urged a New … » Read

Julian Wachner, fired from his high-profile post as director of music at Manhattan’s Trinity Church in 2022 after credible claims of past sexual misconduct surfaced, has pled guilty to five counts of possession of child sex abuse material … » Read

LONDON—Richard Strauss was a composer of polar extremes who embraced the yin of tragedy as readily as the yang of comedy. His orchestral favorites alone bear witness to this: the playful Till Eulenspiegel pre-dated the profound … » Read

San Diego Symphony has hired Patrick Castillo , until recently the New York Philharmonic’s VP for artistic planning, as a consultant for the same. He is to work with Music Director Rafael Payare and the orchestra’s artistic department … » Read

Local 802 of the American Federation of Museums (AFM) and the Metropolitan Opera have reached a tentative one-year contract for the Met’s more than 130 associate musicians. Unlike regular musicians, who are full-time, salaried employees who … » Read

A new analysis from SMU Data Arts— City Arts Sector Trends: Divergence and Resilience Across Ten U.S. Cities (2019–2024) —highlights the financial condition of nonprofit arts organizations in ten American cities as well as the … » Read

On July 20, Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels filed a copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Udio, the generative AI music platform. The law suit, the second that … » Read