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Updated Jan 12, 2026

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KenCen Claims It Pushed WNO Out

As previously reported , the Washington National Opera (WNO) announced on Friday that it would exit The Kennedy Center, its home for the past 55 years. Since the Trump takeover, sales have dropped … »Read

People in the News

Musician Sues Knoxville Symphony

Clarinetist James Zimmermann is suing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) for alleged discriminatory refusal to hire him as principal clarinet. “Had Zimmermann not been a white male, … »Read

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Arts Vibrancy: A Decade of Measurement

A decade ago, the researchers at the Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) National Center for Arts Research developed the Arts Vibrancy Index to contextualize data being … »Read

People in the News

A New Exec for National Singing Teachers Association

The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) will have a new executive as of January 26. She is Melissa Greenblatt, recently in the same post with the National Dance Education … »Read

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Ballet Co Urged to Skip KenCen

The pressure is mounting for the San Francisco Ballet to withdraw from its Kennedy Center dates, May 27-31.  An opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle last fall called for a pull out … »Read

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Breaking: WNO Will Leave Kennedy Center

The Washington National Opera, facing declining ticket sales in its Kennedy Center home since DT took it over last February, will exit the venue, a move it  hinted at several months ago. WNO … »Read

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Vancouver Symphony Backs Off

Less than three weeks after threatening legal action against a young violinist for breaching a confidentiality agreement, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) executed a complete about face. On … »Read

People in the News

Irwin Jacobs Gives $4.5M to Support San Diego Opera/Symphony

Over the past quarter century, Irwin Jacobs and his late wife Joan donated more than $100 million to the San Diego Symphony. Their name adorns the orchestra’s renovated downtown concert hall … »Read

People in the News

The AP Interview: Lisette Oporesa

NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. … »Read

People in the News

Upward Mobility at the Seattle Opera

The Seattle Opera has announced a number of promotions, the most recent of which is Blaine Inafuku, from associate director to director of artistic administration and planning. He succeeds Aren … »Read
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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.


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
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September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
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August 2025
Oliver Talukder, oboist
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July 2025
Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025
Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025
Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025
Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025
Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025
Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025

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