Classical radio station WCPE in Wake Forest, N.C. has reversed its stance on six contemporary operas in the Metropolitan Opera's 2023-24 season that it had flagged for 'inappropriate' content. After ...

When live opera shows up in unexpected venues, it's usually a sign that some team of brave presenters and curious artists is looking to freshen up the art form. That's happening this month in The ...

The solstice is past and the days are getting longer — what could be better news? And for classical music lovers, there’s a happy new season to look forward to. I can’t deny it. The single event I’m ...

From pianists livestreaming in terrible sound to a whole bunch of players taking on orchestral music with state-of-the-art engineering for a polished end result has been quite a leap. The first that ...

Saturday Metropolitan Opera broadcasts are back with the thrilling return to live performance and cherished archival recordings. The longest-running classical music program on-air, the Met Opera ...

Bampton Classical Opera will celebrate St Beornwald on December 17 with Charpentier’s Messe de minuit, plus works by Purcell and Buxtehude at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Fall Preview Malcolm X at the Met. Jaap van Zweden’s farewell to the New York Philharmonic. Premieres by Kate Soper and Ted Hearne. It’s shaping up to ...

With the summer arts scene almost upon us, I offer a word of advice. Buy your tickets early. A second piece of advice is to learn to love your GPS, as most organizations are using new venues in order ...

Tell a performer, “Break a leg”, before they take the stage is to wish them good luck, of course. Elias Hendricks broke a leg, literally. Not on stage but on a soccer field—and just before the ...