Earlier this season, Victor DeRenzi announced that he would be exiting  his position as artistic director and conductor of the Sarasota Opera after 44 years in the job. On the surface this would seem a reasonable decision for someone in … » Read

After an 18-month search, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, est. 1862, has tapped Lithuanian conductor Vilmantas Kaliunas to be its next chief conductor as of 2027-28. He succeeds Nicholas Milton, in the job since 2018. Kaliunas, 50, onetime … » Read

Tugan Sokhiev is to be the new principal conductor and artistic adviser for the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), commencing with the 2026-27 season for three years. He succeeds British conductor Jonathan Nott , and will spend six weeks per … » Read

In a normal year the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) would present its annual budget for final approval in January, and by February or March would begin selling subscription packages for its next season. But this is no normal year. As summer … » Read

The Atlanta Opera’s four-year Ring des Nibelungen project, which reached its culmination last week with Götterdämmerung , seeks to relay the cycle’s narrative simply and directly. That interpretive strategy—the work of … » Read

The recent court ruling that Donald Trump must remove his name from the Kennedy Center and abandon plans to close it for two years has raised concerns that Trump may retaliate by sabotaging the Center.  Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio board … » Read

The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), alleging that the labels are refusing to share with musicians the financial benefits they are receiving from their recent … » Read

The Samoan-born tenor Pene Pati has taken the opera world by storm. Colleagues describe him as “a beast of talent,” and a “Pavarotti rebirth”; he is booked until 2029 at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Royal Albert Hall, … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center. Roma Daravi, the Kennedy … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd [pictured] say a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of … » Read