Although Charles Edwards [pictured] has been designing operas for major companies throughout the U.K., Europe, and the U.S. for decades, he has yet to tackle Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde , a work that first captured his imagination when he … » Read

David Crosby , the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81, several media outlets … » Read

The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (PBT) has hired Adam McKinney, 46, as its new artistic director as of March 15. He succeeds Susan Jaffee, who departed in December to become artistic director of American Ballet Theater after two years in Pittsburgh. … » Read

American conductor Matthew Kraemer is to succeed Carlos Miguel Prieto as music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic. Prieto, in the job 17 years, becomes music director of the North Carolina Symphony as of 2023-24, after initially being hired … » Read

Unlike many accomplished professionals—elite athletes immediately come to mind—classical musicians and conductors can perform well into their eighth and even ninth decades. Indeed, a long career in music generally brings with it … » Read

The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra (HSO), the ten-year-old reincarnation of the defunct Honolulu Symphony, has hired its first music director: Chinese-Australian conductor Dane Lam, the associate music director of Opera Queensland and artistic … » Read

Award-winning flutist and new music impresaria Claire Chase will launch her residency as this season’s Richard and Barbara Debs Creative Chair at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 21. It comprises a weekend-long menu of events celebrating her mentor, … » Read

Soprano Melody Moore is to be the new artistic administrator of the San Diego Opera, reporting to General Director David Bennett and succeeding not one but two individuals: Dominic Domingo, now a senior agent at Askonas Holt, and Jordanna Rose, … » Read

On the heels of its 61 st season of successful artistic risk-taking, and a healthy return from the pandemic shutdown, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music will lose its longtime Power Behind the Throne. Ellen Primack is to step down as … » Read

Opera Omaha has appointed Allison Swenson, development director at Santa Fe Opera, as its next general director. She succeeds Roger Weitz, who announced his intention to move on last May . He had been in the job since 2011 and is credited with … » Read