Once upon a time, Republicans embraced private giving as a way to replace government assistance. In 1988, George H. W. Bush put forth the idea of “a thousand points of light” in his acceptance speech as the Republican nominee for … » Read

When the National Endowment of the Arts withdrew a $25,000 grant awarded to support the Virginia Opera’s world premiere of Loving v. Virginia , by composer Damien Geter and librettist Jessica Murphy Moo, a chorus member in the production, … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera increasingly relies on co-productions as a means to cut costs and, in most cases, give new stagings an “out of town tryout” before coming to the Met. The current season’s John Adams’s Antony and … » Read

At a White House dinner meeting of the Kennedy Center board on May 19, Richard Grenell, whom Trump installed as interim head of the Center, reported that a financial review had “found $26 million in phantom revenue, fake revenue.” … » Read

I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center being made by people without the context or expertise to understand the complexities involved in nonprofit and arts management, which has been my … » Read

This year marks the 60 th and, if the Trump administration has its way, the last anniversaries of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities (NEA and NEH). The two agencies, along with the Institute for Museum and Library Services … » Read

Lincoln Center is planning a $335 million makeover of its west edge, which for six decades has presented a fortress-like wall to its Amsterdam Avenue neighbors, including the Amsterdam Houses, a 1947 public housing project; LaGuardia High School; … » Read

AMSTERDAM (AP) — When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on the wall. Facing him was … » Read

  Inside This Issue: Are Acts of Trump Now Acts of God? Copyright Clusters Do Non-US Artists Need To Register as Foreign Spies? The US Puts the Crosshairs on ESTA Entries and Students Interview Waivers are Discontinued Dear Readers… … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—The traditional 19 th -century view of the concerto, at least to a first approximation, pits the soloist against the orchestra in a battle of wills. Later generations, though, ginned up a variety of different dramatic … » Read