Every few years, you'll hear a familiar refrain: "Opera is dying." ...

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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 ...

Concert halls and symphony orchestras try to lure younger listeners by mutilating the music. There’s a better way.

Up-and-coming musicians, part of a rigorous eight-week intensive program, return to perform in the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) with a series of immersive performances, operas, and live ...

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 ...

When Opera in the Heights opens its 2025-2026 season on Friday, it does so with an ambitious slate of programming and a new leader at the helm. Earlier this summer, Kathryn Frady was named the ...

Hosted by chamber ensemble North Shore Voices, the monthly live music pop-up event features anything from baroque arias to ...

The City of Stonnington will present 'Beg, Borrow or Steal' at Victoria Gardens, Prahran on February 7, 2026, as part of the ...

For half a century, Opera Ebony has been one of the guiding lights for Black performers looking to make their mark on the opera world. Born out of a necessity to develop talent often overlooked, the ...