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Vienna to temporarily close composer homes and an opera stage amid budget cuts — Static01.nyt.com

Vienna to temporarily close composer homes and an opera stage amid budget cuts

Vienna will temporarily close several historic composer homes and an opera stage in 2026 as the city cuts arts spending, officials and cultural institutions said after the government announced austerity measures last month. The city said the measures responded to "global political developments" and rising energy and labor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concert — Static01.nyt.com

Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concert

For the first time, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Concert on Jan. 1, the program of waltzes, polkas, marches and mazurkas that some 50 million people worldwide watch each year. Nézet-Séguin, 50, is music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Charles Mackerras’s Centenary: Championing Janacek and a Vast Repertoire — Static01.nyt.com

Charles Mackerras’s Centenary: Championing Janacek and a Vast Repertoire

Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, built a vast and versatile recorded legacy and did as much as anyone to secure a place in the canon for Janacek, the New York Times said in a tribute. His breadth as a conductor—equally at home in Mozart, Handel and modern opera—