The Met Opera has mounted a whopper of a fund raiser for $1.5 billlion, and at the same time announced—courtesy of New York Mayor Zohan Mamdani—that it will distribute 70,000 free tickets across all five boroughs, a practice for … » Read

Boston Symphony double bass player Todd Seeber, the former member and chair of BSO Players Committee, who guided them through their recent, very tough contract negotiations, has written an opinion piece in the Boston Globe. He explains that, just … » Read

Opera Philadelphia is partnering with the New York City Center for its upcoming production of George and Ira Gershwin’s Broadway musical Let ‘Em Eat Cake . Following the show’s three-performance run at Philadelphia’s … » Read

Moon Doh [pictured] is the new assistant conductor of the Pacific Symphony, working under Artistic & Music Director Alexander Shelley to oversee education and family programming and serve as Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra music director. He … » Read

Nil Venditti [pictured] has been appointed chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra for an initial three-year term beginning with the 2027-28 season, with an option for a further two years. The Italian-Turkish conductor, 31, succeeds Dalia … » Read

Among Berlin’s three repertory opera companies—the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Komische Oper, and the Deutsche Oper—the last is often considered the most conservative. It’s “a little bit dusty… [a home … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Audience members expecting an academic approach to the eponymous composer in the clinically titled The Machaut Project at ODC Theater were quickly disabused. Processing from the back of the house through a descending center … » Read

Chi-chi Nwanoku, the double bassist who founded and served as artistic director of the Chineke! Orchestra for the past 11 years has left the organization. The group has made impressive strides since its founding, touring Europe, playing the BBC … » Read

Vijay Gupta [pictured] and Stephanie Muñoz are to be scholars-in-residence at the New England Conservatory’s Institute for Teaching Artistry in the current academic year. The pair will serve as both academic and community engagement … » Read

The recent agreement ending a nearly week-long walkout by the orchestra of the San Francisco Opera (SFO) enabled the company’s season to get underway, albeit late. But it did little to resolve the increasingly untenable financial situation … » Read