The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) has selected Susan W. Caminez as its new executive director. She succeeds John Kilkenny, who left after three years to fill the same position at the New York Youth Symphony . Caminez joined the CSO in … » Read

Hard to believe, but David Hyslop is back on the job. Or rather, David Hyslop is continuing his tour of American orchestras as the go-to Mr. Fix It and interim executive director. His latest foray marks a return to New York State’s Capital … » Read

Madam Madeleine Careau is to exit the post of chief executive officer of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the end of the season, in June. She has been in the job since 2000 and can take responsibility for two highly successful music director … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer, and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. … » Read

NEW ORLEANS (AP)—Branford Marsalis, the jazz saxophonist and composer whose career includes movie scores, Grammy-winning recordings, and a stint as the leader of The Tonight Show band, is taking on a new job in his hometown of New Orleans. … » Read

In late March 2024 John Kilkenny will join the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) as executive director, succeeding Shauna Quill, who was in the position for 12 years. Kilkenny joins the NYYS from the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and the Sewanee … » Read

The Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has announced several new appointments to its artistic leadership team, chief among which is Nina Yoshida Nelsen as artistic director. She succeeds Esther Nelson, who until March 2021 held the position of general and … » Read

LONDON—The Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Artists Program is outstandingly good when it comes to raising an up-and-coming singer’s profile. Take 29-year-old Canadian soprano Sarah Dufresne, now in her second year. Over two … » Read

Marie Jacquot is to succeed Cristian Macelaru as chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra as of the 2026-27 season. The Paris-born Jacquot, 33, is principal guest conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and designated chief conductor of … » Read

The personnel changes at the Cincinnati May Festival continue, parallel with the departure of Louis Langrée as music director of the May Festival’s mothership, the Cincinnati Symphony. Robert Porco announced last year that the 2024 … » Read