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Met Names Beverly Sills Award Recipient

American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen has been chosen by the Met Opera to receive its annual $50,000 Beverly Sills Award, which honors “extraordinary singers with rising Met … »Read

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Georgia State U School of Arts
Sees Faculty Shifts

The arts and media programs at Atlanta’s Georgia State University (GSU) are welcoming new faculty and administrators. On March 31 Julia Bullard was announced as the new director of the … »Read

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Fenmore Chamber Orch Names Exec

Lee Koonce has been chosen as the inaugural executive director of the 34-member Fenimore Chamber Orchestra, located in Cooperstown, NY. The four-year-old ensemble, founded during the pandemic, … »Read

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Jaap Under Scrutiny

During his ten years as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden is widely credited with dramatically improving the ensemble’s precision and flexibility. This … »Read

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Daniele Gatti, Miffed, Quits La Scala

Daniele Gatti, who, it may be recalled, was fired from the Amsterdam Concertgebouw for “inappropriate behavior” at that location and, ultimately, elsewhere, has cancelled all his … »Read

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Yale Symphony Gets a New Director

Beginning with the 2025–2026 academic year, Elizabeth Askren will become director of the Yale Symphony Orchestra as well as associate professor adjunct at the Yale School of Music. She … »Read

Industry News

Opera Philadelphia: Low Ticket Prices
Widened Donor Pool

When Anthony Roth Constanzo became general director and president of Opera Philadelphia a year ago, he inherited a company that, despite its innovative programming, was floundering financially . … »Read

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Festival d' Aix-En-Provence Wins $1M Nilsson Prize

On October 21 in Stockholm, Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf will present the 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize to the Festival d’Aix-En-Provence. Currently preparing its 77 th season, the … »Read

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New Conductors: France and California

French conductor Pierre Dumoussaud is to be the next music director of the Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen (OONR) as of the 2026-2027 season. Originally trained as a bassoonist, he holds … »Read

Reviews

New Parsifal: Musical Greatness Amid
'Needless Directorial Clutter'

LONDON—A nagging concern ahead of Glyndebourne’s new Parsifal arose because a decade ago the company’s current artistic director, Stephen Langridge, staged a production for The … »Read

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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.


Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025
Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024
Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024
Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024
Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024
Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024
Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2024

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