Summers, who has helped introduce new operas into the American canon, will leave his role at Houston Grand Opera in 2026.
Category: Classical Music
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The $550 Million Question: How Does David Geffen Hall Sound?
The New York Philharmonic’s home underwent an extensive renovation that was finished two years ago. But that was only the beginning of the quest for the perfect sound.
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Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense
Led by Manfred Honeck, the orchestra all too quickly revisited Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and, with Vikingur Olafsson, Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
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In Salt Lake City, Sports Drive a New Vision for Downtown
A proposal to remake the area would please the owner of the city’s N.B.A. and N.H.L. teams. But others, including classical musicians, aren’t so thrilled.
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An Oasis in England’s Troubled, Polarized Opera Landscape
The Glyndebourne Festival, which receives little government support, has been mostly immune from recent convulsions of the opera industry in Britain.
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At a French Chateau in Chantilly, a Feast of Music and Nature
Starting this year, a series of musical weekends in Chantilly, north of Paris, is teaming up with a gardening festival for a program with bucolic themes.
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National Symphony Orchestra Players Go on Strike, Canceling Gala
The Washington-based group’s first work stoppage in 46 years came after management and musicians failed to reach a salary agreement.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Gabriela Ortiz’s orchestral music, Jonas Kaufmann’s Puccini tribute and Nathalie Stutzmann’s first album from Atlanta are among the highlights.
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She Found a Home in Music. Now She’s the Composer for the King.
Errollyn Wallen, a Belize-born artist who has been named master of music by King Charles, discusses music as an escape, confronting racism and living by the sea.
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Review: A Devastated Drone Pilot Opens the Met Opera’s Season
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s bloodless “Grounded,” about a fighter pilot turned dissociating drone operator, stars the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
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What Belongs to Opera? Garth Greenwell’s Novel of Desire
Greenwell’s “What Belongs to You” reaches the opera stage with a team that includes the composer David T. Little and the director Mark Morris.