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Updated Oct 10, 2025
Stars New and Known Bedazzle
La Sonambula
In the final scene of Bellini’s La sonnambula , as laid out in Felice Romani’s libretto, the Swiss maiden Amina sleepwalks precariously on the roof of the village millhouse, clutching … »Read
La Fenice Unions Call 24-hour Strike
The staff at La Fenice has voted for a one-day strike on Oct. 17, the opening night of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck , to protest the naming of Beatrice Venezi as the company’s new music … »Read
Backstage Imbroglios
at Opera Carolina
James Meena, former principal conductor and artistic director for Opera Carolina, posted a short video on Sept. 26 refuting “unsubstantiated rumors” that artists had not been paid … »Read
The Changing Face(s) of the Vienna Philharmonic
The Vienna Philharmonic has certainly come a long way since the bad old days of women and East Asians not even being permitted to audition. It’s doubtful too that an Israeli would have been … »Read
Is the Venezi Backlash Sexism?
The appointment of conductor Beatrice Venezi as the music director of La Fenice in Venice beginning in 2026 has prompted “a properly operatic outbreak of rage,” writes classical music … »Read
UNCSA Gets $10M for Roots Music Institute
Winston-Salem residents Randall “Randy” and Kamalakshi “Kamu” Dishmon have donated more than $10.1 million to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) to … »Read
Detroit Symphony: 7 New Members + 6 ''Acting'' Players
As of the current season, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has seven new members and six “acting” members with longterm contracts. The latter group are filling vacancies, but are not on … »Read
The Tenor Makes His Met Debut—as a Director
NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet’s Werther in 2006 at Nice, France, when he started thinking about how he would direct the opera. … »Read
New Music Directors: Sweden, Poland
Andrés Orozco-Estrada will become music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra beginning with the 2026-27 season. The 47-year-old Austrian-Columbian conductor has been a guest on … »Read
At Chichester, A Choral Pilgrimage at 25; Hildegard Tells Her Story
CHICHESTER, West Sussex, UK—It is a quarter century since director Harry Christophers first took his vocal group The Sixteen on a Choral Pilgrimage, visiting some of the finest cathedrals in … »Read
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Young Concert Artists Announces Semi-Finalists and Jury Panel for 2025 Auditions
Flutist Emi Ferguson & Clarinetist Joshua Rubin Present Two West Coast Premieres & More at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 10/24
Announcing The Gilmore's Inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award Recipient: Sullivan Fortner
Shriver Hall Concert Series Presents Tessa Lark, Joshua Roman & Edgar Meyer on 11/16, Abeo Quartet on 11/8
Composer Gregory Spears Announces 2025-2026 Season Highlights
Indigenous Composer Brent Michael Davids Among the 2025 SHIFT Awardees in Support of White Snake Project’s Premiere of his Requiem for America Opera
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HONORS & AWARDS
Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.
Emma Wernig, viola
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October 2025
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Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
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September 2025
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September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
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August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
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June 2025
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June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
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May 2025
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May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
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April 2025
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April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
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March 2025
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March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
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February 2025
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February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
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January 2025
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January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
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December 2024
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December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
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November 2024
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November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
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October 2024
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October 2024
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