Few art forms are as burdened by canons as classical music and opera. That, perhaps, is why I love to be surprise ...

Turnage’s Festen at the Royal Opera House swept all before it, but there was plenty of extraordinary new music, exhilarating performances and triumphs of talent, commitment and resourcefulness across ...

Looking back on 2025 is like trying to recount a dream — a mix of dagger-sharp details and foggy stretches that fall apart ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Abiodun Koya is a Classical/Operatic Singer, Poet and a serial entrepreneur by profession. While singing for some of the ...

From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.

Despite grant withdrawals, local music-presenting groups surged ahead with new seasons, new work and new partnerships.

Sitt Opera has wrapped up the year on a triumphant note after a series of critically acclaimed concerts that have cemented ...

Pianist Chloe Flower will perform a concert of Christmas music Tuesday at the Wheeler Opera House at 6 p.m. Flower will be ...

Jubilant Sykes, a Grammy-nominated classical and gospel singer, was fatally stabbed at his Santa Monica home. His son is in ...

‘11,000 Strings,’ ‘The Comet/Poppea,’ and ‘The Monkey King’ trace their brilliance to Columbia faculty members.

José Martinez returns to the beginnings of his improbable ascent and lays out his vision for a more resonant future for ...