SKOKIE, Ill. — As live music crawled back in the summer of 2021, launching a new opera company was on no one’s bingo card. No one’s except Emanuele Andrizzi and Franco Pomponi. The Italian conductor and Italian-American baritone … » Read

On July 10 Justice Graeme Hill of the Federal Court of Australia ruled that the decision by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) to cancel a concert by pianist Jayson Gillham was a business, rather than a political decision, and thus did not … » Read

LONDON—As Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres recently demonstrated at the Met, it is still possible these days to encounter a well-matched Tristan and Isolde in Wagner’s three-act endurance test. In even better news, Sara … » Read

Beginning with the 2026–27 season, Jessica Altarriba will be the new assistant conductor for the Richmond Symphony. She succeeds Daniel Myssyk, in the position for six years before his departure in 2024. Altarriba most recently served as … » Read

A Democratic senator on Saturday alleged that whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center, adding a new layer to the travails of the arts complex as President Donald Trump … » Read

Brant Taylor walked onto the stage of the Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion to rehearse for the first time since a $70 million gut renovation and noticed a huge difference. “I found that in the previous iteration of the shell, I was … » Read

Japanese violinist Mana Yanai, age 10, won Il Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition for Young Violinists on July 5 in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy. She receives a scholarship worth €7,000 and a Fabio Piagentini violin worth … » Read

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s (SFCM) appointment of three internationally recognized artists to its faculty represents a strategic investment in bridging the gap between academic rigor and the pinnacle of professional … » Read

Following report continues  Leipzig Bach Festival coverage, from July 9. With all the change St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) has seen since Bach worked (and was buried) there, I was curious to know what it was like to perform there. … » Read

In June, the Leipzig Bach Festival held a “Top 50 Bach Cantata Countdown”: 12 concerts—two per day, with four, and sometimes five cantatas each—counting down to No. 1. This curated craziness, June 11-21, was the brainchild … » Read