NEWS
Updated Jun 7, 2023
New ROH Trovatore Loses Its Way
LONDON—The years 1851-53 found Verdi in a hot vein of inspiration. Rigoletto and La traviata are indelible masterpieces in which Bel Canto and ardent romance merge into a potent mode of … »Read
Two New Music Directors, Two Credentialled Orchestras
The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), now in its 85 th year, has hired American conductor Maurice Cohn as its 11 th music director, effective immediately. He arrives after a two-year … »Read
KenCen Senior VP Heads to Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has hired Kevin Giglinto, current senior VP for marketing and strategy at the Kennedy Center, to be its president and CEO, effective in late … »Read
Distinguished ENO Board Member Quits, Blasts ACE for 'Destroying' Opera
While the unceremonious exiling of English National Opera to the provinces by Arts Council England appears to be a fait accompli, the decision continues to draw heavy fire. Jonathan Sumption, a … »Read
Met Announces Ten Free Al Fresco Screenings, Plus Teaser
From August 26 to September 4, the Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival will offer ten free screenings, with 2,500 seats available each evening on the plaza, and no tickets required. … »Read
At Garsington: Young Mozart's Response to a Trio of Touchy Castrati
LONDON—Founded in 1989 by impresario Leonard Ingrams, Garsington Opera has a well-earned reputation as one of the U.K.’s savviest summer opera festivals. Relocating in 2011 to the … »Read
Recent Artist Management Moves
American conductor Roderick Cox [pictured] has joined the roster of HarrisonParrott. Cox won the Solti Conducting Award in 2018 and has since gone on to lead most of the major American ensembles; … »Read
Catching up with Appointments in Academe
The Royal Academy of Music has appointed Barbara Hannigan to be the Reinbert de Leeuw Professor of Music. Named one of her most important mentors (he died in 2020), the position calls on her to … »Read
Viñoly's Unique Piano Now Resides at the Arts Center He Designed
A dinner party in Berlin seven years ago led to the design and construction of an unusual piano currently housed at the Kimmel Center. Hosted by the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, his … »Read
Marin Alsop Gains Post
Already a frequent and popular guest of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR), Marin Alsop is to become its artistic director and chief conductor as of next season, a position in … »Read
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Classical Music Chicago offers free summer concerts both afternoons and evenings with two celebrated concert series
Composer-Percussionist Reynaliz Herrera releases debut album: BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra
Acclaimed Grammy-Nominated ARC Ensemble Celebrates 20 Years
June 26 – July 2, 2023: Ecce Arts Presents the Etchings Festival in NYC and Northampton
June 18: Paula Matthusen and Artist Olivia Valentine Release New Album, between systems and grounds: the overshot sessions, on Carrier Records
June 23: Tenor Mark Padmore at Soapbox Gallery
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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.
Elijah McCormack, male soprano
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June 2023
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James Díaz, composer
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Sameer Patel, conductor
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April 2023
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Brandon Acker, plucked instrument specialist
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March 2023
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Emma O'Halloran, composer
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February 2023
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Anne Marie Stanley, mezzo-soprano
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January 2023
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Nina Shekhar, composer
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December 2022
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Zlatomir Fung, cellist
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November 2022
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Jonathan Swensen, cellist
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October 2022
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Lauren Fagan, soprano
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Anna Geniushene, pianist
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August 2022
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Limmie Pulliam, tenor
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July 2022
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