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On Site Opera Shuts Down, Citing Financial Woes

This innovative company, which won acclaim for staging operas in unconventional spaces and ways, said it could no longer keep up with rising costs.

Marek Janowski Debuts With the New York Philharmonic at 85

The renowned conductor Marek Janowski long ago gave up hope that he might conduct the New York Philharmonic. Then the orchestra came knocking.

Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty

The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while...

Angel Blue Doubted Her Path in Opera. Now She’s a Star.

Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at the Metropolitan...

Vast Trove of Arnold Schoenberg’s Music Is Destroyed in Fire

An estimated 100,000 scores by Schoenberg, the groundbreaking 20th-century composer, were destroyed when the publishing company his heirs founded burned down.

Houston Symphony Taps Former New York Philharmonic Leader Gary Ginstling as CEO

The veteran orchestra manager, who abruptly resigned from his post as the New York Philharmonic leader last year, said he was drawn to the dynamism...

At Opening Night at La Scala, Opera Is the Center of the Universe

There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics.

How a Soprano With Dyslexia Rose to the Heights of Opera

Elza van den Heever, a star of “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” at the Metropolitan Opera, no longer sees dyslexia as a hindrance — just a...

New York Philharmonic Looks to Philadelphia for Its Next Leader

Matías Tarnopolsky, who manages the Philadelphia Orchestra, will come to New York as the Philharmonic works to recover from a trying period.

Daniele Rustioni, Fixture at the Met Opera, Will Be Its Guest Conductor

Beginning next fall, Rustioni will lead at least two operas each season and help provide continuity for the Met as it rebuilds after a wave...