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Updated Jul 20, 2026

Teatro Nuovo Honors a Milestone for Opera in America, Part I

While the U.S. celebrated its semiquincentennial this month, Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo looked back not to 1776, but to a more recent milestone: the 1825–1826 season, when the … »Read

Alabama Novice Is the Hot New Wotan

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Nicholas Brownlee had just fallen in love with opera and was eager to see if his emerging bass-baritone voice could handle Richard Wagner’s music. It did not go … »Read

New Music Directors, Regional Edition

With the start of the 2027-28 season, Laura Jackson will begin a five-year contract as the music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Only the fifth individual to hold the … »Read

Calgary Phil's Resident Conductor

Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel is to be the Calgary Philharmonic’s resident conductor with the beginning of the 2026-27 season. He arrives as the orchestra continues its search for a successor to … »Read

Salonen Fellow Wins Solti Conducting Award

Elias Peter Brown, 31, has received the 2026 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award as announced by the Foundation’s Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth … »Read

Wildfire Smoke Cancels Ravinia Performance

Last night’s concert staging of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL was cancelled due to hazardous air quality from the wildfires in … »Read

Nashville Has a New CEO

A 20-year veteran as bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops is to succeed Alan D. Valentine as president and CEO of the Nashville Symphony as of August 1. He is J. Mark … »Read

Coming to Terms at Opera Colorado

On July 15, Opera Colorado and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) announced their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. Negotiations underway since May 2025 produced a three-year … »Read

People in the News

Opera Carolina Names General Director

Opera Carolina has elevated Stefano Vignati, currently the company’s music director and principal conductor , to the position of general director as the organization anticipates its 77 th … »Read

Industry News

How the U.S. Discourages Foreign Artists from Touring Here

An artist seeking entrance to perform in the U.S. must navigate a set of rules that seem designed to dissuade them from coming. A process that may take well over a year includes four steps, with … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.

Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026

Song Hee Lee, soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2026

Élisabeth Pion, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2026

Theodore Platt, baritone
New Artist of the Month
April 2026

Hannah De Priest, soprano
New Artist of the Month
March 2026

Ruth Knight, director
New Artist of the Month
February 2026

Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026

Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025

Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025

Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025

Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025

Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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1.	New Man in Louisville
2.	Nashville Has a New CEO
3.	Nelsons' Manager Sets the Record Straight
4.	How the U.S. Discourages Foreign Artists from Touring Here
5.	BSO Crisis Leaves Its Quality Unscathed
6.	New Exec for Colorado Music Fest
7.	Website, Petition Protest Andris Nelsons Firing
8.	CMA Names Its 'Of the Year' Winners
9.	Seattle to Get a New Chamber Music Venue
10.	Wildfire Smoke Cancels Ravinia Performance