The Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2026-27 is a mixed bag, offering six staged operas, one oratorio, an opera in concert, a Broadway musical, two films with orchestra, a concert of Wagner excerpts, and one by tenor SeokJong Baek and soprano Sondra … » Read

The centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s Turandot will be celebrated from July 17 to Sept. 5 at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Tuscany, birthplace of the legendary composer. Kung fu icon Jackie Chan will make his debut as … » Read

Another round of layoffs on April 10 marked the continued countdown for closure of the Kennedy Center on July 7, allegedly for a two-year renovation. Ryan Hamilton, senior director of broadcast, comedy and special programming, and Sammy Miller, … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for 34 states suing Live Nation Entertainment tried to convince a jury Thursday during an antitrust trial ’s closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the … » Read

LONDON (AP) — On a gray afternoon in the days before Easter, a dozen or so schoolchildren straggled into a side building at Rochester Cathedral and began their transformation. Off went the jackets and backpacks, on came burgundy cassocks … » Read

The 2026-27 season of the New World Symphony (NWS) will intermingle masterworks by Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky, Mahler, Mozart, et al. with compositions by such contemporary notables as Billy Childs, Kevin Puts, Thomas Adès, Gabriela … » Read

The recently concluded Easter Festival in Salzburg marked the renewal of the partnership, first established in 1967 by Herbert von Karajan, between the Berlin Philharmonic and the festival. The Berliners’ return after a 13-year absence, now … » Read

James Ehnes and John Holloway, respective artistic director and CEO of the Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS), have announced a new in-house record label that will draw on the organization’s archive of live performances. Recordings will … » Read

The music industry across Canada is increasingly under threat by the closure of music programs among the country’s colleges and universities. This is damaging to local music ecosystems, which rely on the schools for everything from … » Read

VOX, which was founded by and operated under the auspices of New York City Opera from 1999 to 2012, will relaunch this season as a collaboration among seven of New York City’s leading musical organizations The program will showcase four … » Read