LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against … » Read

German conductor Hermann Bäumer [left] is to be the next music director of the Prague State Opera, succeeding Andriy Yurkevych, who is leaving for personal reasons. Bäumer, 59, steps into the role as of the 2025-26 season. He has led a … » Read

For decades, Michael Tilson Thomas appeared ageless, possessed of what one interviewer characterizes as “a mercurially boyish grace and elegance.” In 2022, the news that he had contracted an aggressive form of brain cancer offered a … » Read

It appears that wealthy Metropolitan Opera snowbirds are supporting the  appearance of Anna Netrebko at the February fund raiser for the Palm Beach Opera (PBO), her first Stateside engagement since being fired by the Met three years ago. The … » Read

The Moab Music Festival, coming up on its 33 rd anniversary of indoor/outdoor concerts amid Utah’s red rocks, has announced the exit of cofounding directors Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins and the arrival of violinist Tessa Lark as the … » Read

Tom Johnson, a composer whose Village Voice columns between 1971 and 1983 documented the emergence of American minimalism, died on Dec. 31 at his home in Paris. He was 85. After earning B.A. and M.M. degrees from Yale University, the Colorado … » Read

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky  has signed with Intermusica for management. The Canadian soprano is a headliner at the world’s major opera houses. This season she returns to the Met as Tosca, a role she later sings with Deutsche Oper … » Read

Askonas Holt has signed Mikheil Sheshaberidze [left] for worldwide general management (excluding Italy). The Georgian tenor this season makes his debut at Teatro Massimo Palermo singing Otello under the baton of Jader Bignamini. He also debuts at … » Read

Colbert Artists has signed the Balourdet Quartet for worldwide management. The group, formed in 2018, has won an impressive array of awards, including an 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award, Grand Prize … » Read

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing at age 100 on Dec. 29, it is important to note not only his impact as an international statesman and humanitarian but also as an advocate for and proponent of the arts.  Author of 32 books, he was … » Read