Opera
Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' Premieres This Month at St. Louis Opera
Met Opera Names Yannick Nézet-Séguin as James Levine's Successor
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that longtime music director James Levine’s successor will be Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Nézet-Séguin will not officially take up the post until the 2020-2021 season. Is Classical Music Dying? Pianist Charlie Albright Ponders the Thought
Is classical music a dying genre? Today, classically trained pianist Charlie Albright shared an enlightening opinion piece on the art form’s contemporary detriments and the forgotten but time-honored traditions that he feels should make a comeback.