classical music

The singer, 65, has been named Festival Director of the 2025 Cincinnati May Festival. ‘I’m honored,’ she says. ‘Beyond music’s power to express the most profound ideas and feelings, we are learning more every day […]

Cellist Gabriel Lipkind and violinist Anna Lipkind Mazor, based in Amsterdam, are trying to raise $800,000 to secure cancer treatment for their seven year-old son, Adam. Please help if you can.   In 2019, our […]

The death has been reported of Nuala Willis, an English stage and costume designer who went on to enjoy an extensive career for 35 years as an opera singer. Nuala was 83. She is survived […]

Message received: On November 18, an exceptional concert will bring together two of the greatest pianists of our time, Grigory Sokolov and Sergei Babayan, at Salle Cortot in Paris. This event, organised in tribute to […]

The Wien Modern festival has called off four Arditti Quartet concerts over the coming week at the Konzerhaus and the Musikverein. The quartet, which is on a 50th anniversary tour, suffered a setback when cellist […]

Message received: The European Commission has renewed its commitment to Opera Europa, the leading network of professional opera and ballet companies, and its flagship streaming platform OperaVision, with a 2,8 million euro grant for a […]

Message from the Gran Teatre del Liceu: The selection process (for music director) is being conducted in collaboration with the Orchestra, and François-Xavier Roth was a name considered in the initial stages along with other […]

The Russian diva indulges a midnight binge-eating urge in Budapest on her social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Netrebko (@anna_netrebko_yusi_tiago)   The post Anna Netrebko goes for a late-night […]

The national company has replaced a Peter Grimes production in December with a topical new staging of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. Alexander Joel conducts.       The post Israel Opera stages War Requiem appeared […]