Wallander – the opera
Kurt Wallander’s latest challenge isn’t solving a crime: it’s singing on stage. A new opera titled W: The Truth Beyond starring the fictitious Swedish sleuth … Read more
Lang Lang and Dudamel open LA Phil summer season
Two stars shared the stage as Los Angeles Philharmonic launched its 2016 summer season with a concert from Lang Lang and Gustavo Dudamel. A packed … Read more
Game of Thrones fans theatre furore
Game of Thrones fans ruined a recent production of Jamie Lloyd’s Doctor Faustus – so says theatre producer Richard Jordan, who spilled his spleen in … Read more
Big bucks for Bach manuscript
The original manuscript for JS Bach’s Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat Major (BWV 998) has been sold for a truly astonishing GBP2.5m (€2.9m) at … Read more
Creative Industries Federation launches International Advisory Council
The UK’s Creative Industries Federation has today announced it is to launch an International Advisory Council. The IAC will discover and share examples of best practice, … Read more
Play it again: new project promotes contemporary music makers
Resonate – a new collaboration between PRS for Music foundation, the Association of British Orchestras and BBC Radio 3 – is offering support of up … Read more
National Theatre’s Threepenny Opera set for cinemas
National Theatre Live, the company that has brought over 40 theatre productions to cinemas across the world, has announced its latest release. The Threepenny Opera, … Read more
#IStandWithTheArts protests Australia Council for the Arts cuts
A campaign to support the arts in Australia has reached over 80,000 audience members since it launched on 17 June. #IStandWithTheArts has seen actors give … Read more
California Arts Council gets budget boost
California governor Jerry Brown has signed a new state budget that sees a significant increase in arts funding. An extra USD10.8m (€9.7m) will go to … Read more
Nelsons backs out of Bayreuth
Andris Nelsons has pulled out of conducting Parsifal at this year’s Bayreuth Festival, just weeks before opening night. It is not the first time such … Read more