"According to union leaders, the musicians have been trying to negotiate contract commitments with Philly Pops management since August without success. They learned on Nov. 16, the same day as the rest of the city, that Pops owner Encore Series Inc. planned to end their productions." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year combining Primephonic's classical user interface," said an Apple Newsroom press release shared last year. Apple has not publicly addressed the plans since and did not respond to our requests for comment over the past month. - MacRumors
According to a 2020 survey conducted by the school, 11 percent of respondents indicated knowledge of a sexual assault that took place in a Juilliard-related context. Four percent of respondents said they had been a victim of sexual harassment at a Juilliard program or activity. - Van
Did it have to die? The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality. Take opera in English, a founding act of faith. In the vast Coliseum the words were hard to hear, so subtitles were screened above the stage. - The Critic
In October, he announced that he was cancelling his performances indefinitely in order to deal with "a serious neurological condition." But he will make at least a brief comeback for the Berlin State Opera's performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. - OperaWire
In fact, there's mainly one big difference between them and any other pop group you might know - all 11 members are virtual characters. Non-humans, hyper-real avatars made with artificial intelligence. - BBC
“People often think about taste as being really individual,. But in the social sciences we say: ‘Ah, that’s not really true.’ Your tastes are part of a broader social patterning that extends beyond you.” - The Guardian
If you have listened to pop music at all in the past few years, you may have noticed that something is missing. The bridge – that part of the song where verse and chorus give way to an alternate section that ramps up the tension (or the fun) – is seemingly on the wane. - The Guardian
Another highlight was the news that the organization reported a surplus for the season, despite the uncertainties and difficulties. Net revenues (after expenses) amounted to $7,782,000. - Ludwig Van
As Live Nation leverages its power across the concert ecosystem to increase its profits, concertgoers see higher prices, and artists experience challenging touring dynamics. Artists’ touring costs have become especially onerous, creating difficult economics for small and midlevel artists. - The New York Times
Opera Revue is part of a growing cadre of Toronto arts organizations looking to make opera more accessible and challenge the art form’s stuffy reputation. - Toronto Star
For the past month, the fate of the E.N.O. has made headlines here. Musicians, critics and politicians have been arguing over whether the decision to cut the company’s funding is a sensible response to a declining interest in opera, or an act of cultural vandalism. - The New York Times
The attack has wreaked havoc as the Met prepares for a string of holiday productions. At this time of year, the company’s ticketing systems typically handle about $200,000 in sales each day. - The New York Times
The Moravian Museum in the Czech city of Brno has had the original manuscript for the fourth movement of Beethoven's String Quartet n B-flat Major, Op. 130 in its collection for more than 80 years. - ABCNews
