Donald Palumbo, who stepped down last year  after 17 years as director of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, is to be the next director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Chorus as of July 1. Palumbo has signed a three-year contract and … » Read

Soprano Julia Bullock has been selected to direct the 2026 Cincinnati May Festival. Recognized for both her artistic achievements and her commitment to the power of community engagement in the arts, she will collaborate with the Festival’s … » Read

On May 30 PBS filed a federal lawsuit requesting that a court block an executive order signed by Donald Trump four weeks earlier that would cut off funding to public media. The president’s action appears to supersede legislation introduced … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel’s appearances with the New York Philharmonic this season, apart from its Spring Gala and Concerts in the Parks series, amount to three subscription programs. Of these, the main event for those seeking insights into what a … » Read

Keeping up with competition results at this time of the year is a challenge. In the last week alone, we’ve seen winners emerge at four, including American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen , who received the Met Opera’s … » Read

“I grew up in a household that was very noisy—we had a lot of tiny violins; I guess you could say they were our toys.” Conductor Katharina Wincor (pronounced Winsor) is the youngest of four sisters, now all professional … » Read

Floyd Brown’s tenure as a vice president of development at the Kennedy Center lasted little more than a month before his past history of anti-gay rhetoric, subject of a CNN report, led to his dismissal. His appointment, never formally … » Read

The LA Opera as appointed Domingo Hindoyan as music director—the third in the company’s history. His five-year contract is effective as of July 1, 2026. Hindoyan succeeds James Conlon , who becomes conductor laureate at the end of the … » Read

At the end of May, a court in Florence, Italy, found Alexander Pereira guilty of embezzlement. The former artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, the Zurich Opera House, La Scala in Milan, and Maggio Musicale in Florence was convicted on two … » Read

DETROIT (AP)—As Detroit Opera officials made plans last fall to bring a production based on the Central Park Five to their 2025 lineup, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump loomed large and just off stage. The opera puts to music the … » Read