In a press release filled with encomia, OPERA America has announced that longtime CEO Marc Scorca will retire in December of 2025. Thereafter he will be titled "senior fellow," charged with overseeing specific projects. The choice of his … » Read

The recent news that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) can renew operations after an Ontario court annulled its bankruptcy is a victory for the ensemble’s intrepid musicians. “Many of us have built our lives in the community … » Read

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has produced despair on the part of many Americans and world citizens. It becomes easy, and perhaps understandable, to embrace nihilism, where nothing matters and the continuation of tasks that just … » Read

British conductor Alexander Shelley is to succeed Carl St.Clair as music director of the Pacific Symphony as of 2026-27. St.Clair, in the job for an astonishing 35 years—making him the longest-serving American music director of a major U. … » Read

Daniele Rustioni, music director of the Opéra National de Lyon, has been named principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, only the third in the company’s history. His three-year tenure commences next September, by which … » Read

The Berlin Philharmonic kicked off a tour last night at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt that will bring it to the U.S. for the second time with its Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko and mark its 25 th tour of the States. From Frankfurt it heads to the … » Read

What’s Aida without the spectacle? For Anne Bogart, the Boston Lyric Opera’s artistic associate and theatrical director, the company’s staged concert production on Nov. 10 was an opportunity to offer “each audience member … » Read

JACK Quartet is celebrating its 20th anniversary looking and acting too young to be true, and too busy in the present to look back at its past. This was signaled from the first moment of its Nov. 10 concert at the 92nd Street Y, which exploded … » Read

Sergey Bogza, who signed a three-year contract as music director of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra (YSO) this past June, has resigned without ever ascending the podium. “Unforeseen circumstances” led to his missing the … » Read

On Nov. 5, voters in Cuyahoga County, which includes the city of Cleveland, overwhelmingly voted to increase the “sin” tax on tobacco products that supports arts funding provided by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). Issue 55, which … » Read