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With $60 Million Gift, San Francisco Ballet Plans Focus on New Works

The transformative contribution, from an anonymous donor, is the largest in the company’s 91-year history and one of the biggest ever to an American dance...

A Frugal Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts

Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life savings.

The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children

The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken...

Wang Fang Criticized for Mariupol Performance

The singer Wang Fang drew criticism after she performed “Katyusha,” a Soviet-era patriotic song, at the ruins of a theater in Mariupol.

New York City Ballet Was in Peril. Then Came a Revival.

The company has rebounded after the pandemic and a series of scandals, stabilizing its finances, revamping its culture and attracting younger audiences.

The Opera Star David Daniels’s Sexual Assault Trial: What to Know

The countertenor and his husband, Scott Walters, each face a charge of aggravated sexual assault in Texas.

The Trombonist Hillary Simms Is Breaking Barriers

Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models.

Sonic Sphere, a Concert Hall That Hangs Like a Disco Ball

At the Shed in Manhattan, audience members can take in live, spatially designed music inside a suspended hall called the Sonic Sphere.

U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians

The number of Asian and Latino players has risen over the past decade, according to a new report. But Black musicians are still scarce, especially...

Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera

The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.
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