Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina is universally hailed as one of the most exciting opera singers in a generation.

On April 17 & 18, 2025, the LA Philharmonic is set to present Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass.” The work is a transcendent ...

For the second time in only a few months, I find myself reviewing a production I have seen before where I was initially very critical of what I perceived to be a weak production, creatively, but ...

The work focuses on the generation that was born into western societies during the 1940s, a generation that lived through a societal transformation more extreme than any other up to that point in ...

President Emeritus of the Toledo Symphony Robert Bell has died. The Toledo Symphony said, “It is with deep sorrow that the Toledo Symphony and the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts mourn the ...

Bass-baritone Peter Strummer has died at 76. Praised for his “warm, firm, agile” voice, Strummer had an international career where he sang over 120 major roles, including eight world premieres. For 15 ...

(Photo credit: Brescia and Amisano) One of the most common phenomena of the 18th century was the pilgrimage of European composers to Italy, seeking to immerse themselves in the “alla italiana” ...

Arte.tv is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” from the Teatro Real. The production, which was filmed on Dec. 20, 2024, will be streamed on May 5, 2025. The production by Sir David McVicar ...

One of the most common phenomena of the 18th century was the pilgrimage of European composers to Italy, seeking to immerse themselves in the “alla italiana” compositional technique and then return to ...

President Emeritus of the Toledo Symphony Robert Bell has died. The Toledo Symphony said, “It is with deep sorrow that the Toledo Symphony and the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts mourn the ...

For the second time in only a few months, I find myself reviewing a production I have seen before where I was initially very critical of what I perceived to be a weak production, creatively, but ...