Among the highlights of the 47 th edition of the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), scheduled for Pesaro, Italy, August 11 to 23, will be one new production; two revivals of productions by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Damiano Michieletto; a 30 th … » Read

In what has become a too-frequent occurrence, a violinist was forced to remove his instruments from their case and carry them in his arms in order to board a flight. On Dec. 14, Bojan Cicic, leader of the Academy of Ancient Music, boarded a … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center started the work of adding Donald Trump’s name to the building on Friday, a day after the president’s handpicked board voted to do so. Several blue tarps were hung in front of the institution … » Read

While the world worries that the United States might never recover from the current administration’s policies, the musicians of the  National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Washington National Opera (WNO) worry that the Kennedy Center … » Read

Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have published a new report that suggests that regular listening to music significantly improves cognitive health and lowers the risk of dementia among older adults. Data from more than 10,800 … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a … » Read

The Center for American Rights (CAR), a conservative nonprofit law firm, is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its chairman Brendan Carr to strip broadcast licenses from NPR and PBS stations and award them instead to other … » Read

A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) undertaken by the Labor peer Margaret Hodge has recommended that the agency take deliberate steps to overcome a “loss of respect and trust” among those it funds due to “perceived … » Read

Patrons of the San Antonio Philharmonic, to say nothing of the ensemble’s musicians, must feel as if they are riding a wild roller coaster. A recent report that the orchestra was about to be evicted from its concert venue in the … » Read

The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA) will collaborate with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera from July 29 to August 8, 2026 in a first-of-its-kind intensive summer program for aspiring high school vocalists. Under the direction of … » Read