The 2026 Tanglewood season, June 21 to Sept. 2, will mix a customary program of classical music concerts featuring guest soloists and ensembles; the July 4th appearance of James Taylor; and three tent-pole series of events curated by Yo-Yo Ma, … » Read

The 104 th season of the San Francisco Opera (SFO) will feature six productions for the third season in a row, down from the once-traditional number of eight. General Director Matthew Shilvock attributes the shorter season to the fact that costs … » Read

These are desperate times at The Metropolitan Opera. Since the pandemic, the company has withdrawn more than a third of its endowment, about $120 million, to cover operations. What appeared last fall to be a lifeline— a $200 million deal … » Read

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of Monster’s Paradise by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, which features a gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable President-King, lampooning U.S. … » Read

The sudden announcement on Feb. 1 that DT would  close The Kennedy Center on July 4 th for a two-year renovation left many observers gobsmacked. “Was this a deliberate strategy of destruction,” asked Philip Kennicott in the … » Read

In what has become a regular occurrence, the San Antonio Philharmonic cancelled its upcoming concerts, on February 13 and 14. The move occurs against the backdrop of an ongoing legal battle between the orchestra and its landlord, Scottish Rite. … » Read

What if you strung together 10 eight-minute opera scenes by 10 composers, threw in one transgender, MacArthur Fellow-winning cabaret star, and put them all on stage at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music? The result would be Complications in … » Read

Among classical music audiences, opera-goers are surely the least constrained when it comes to making noise. Shouts of “bravo,” “brava,” and “bravi,” when voiced at the right moment, can be “seen as … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since … » Read

Parma Recordings has added MSR Classics to its roster of labels that already includes Navona, Ravello, Big Round, Ansonica, and Albany. With the addition of MSR’s catalogue (about 800 releases), The New Hampshire-headquartered Parma (with … » Read