Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong has signed with HarrisonParrott for general management. The 2016 winner of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, he recently completed his final season as Nürnberger Symphoniker’s chief conductor … » Read

Fort Worth Opera will lose its third general director in recent years; Afton Battle, in the post since 2020, has resigned as of next month. She succeeded Tuomas Hiltunen, in the job two years , who succeeded Darren K. Woods, who was fired in … » Read

At the request of Matthias Schulz, who will become intendant and artistic director of the Zurich Opera House in the 2025-26 season, the organization has extended the contract of Gianandrea Noseda as general music director for an additional three … » Read

First impressions can make or break a relationship. For the Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, his first rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in December 2021 “was one of the best first impressions I’ve ever had of an … » Read

Carol Becker will step down as dean of Columbia University’s School of the Arts at the end of this academic year. The announcement came today in a letter from President Lee C. Bollinger. In the top job since 2007, she’ll remain on the … » Read

Intermusica Artist Management, now in its 40 th year, with offices in London, Munich, Vienna, and Berlin, has added two staff members to work with its growing roster. Nathan Morrison is the new associate director of the Vocal and Opera … » Read

In a recent Zoom press conference with U.S. media, Berlin Philharmonic Music Director Kirill Petrenko thought back to the spring of 2020, when his first season as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic was abruptly stopped by the coronavirus … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Joanna Simon, an acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Emmy-winning TV correspondent, and one of the three singing Simon sisters who include pop star Carly, died October 19. Her sister Lucy, a composer whose credits included the score … » Read

Baptiste Charroing [pictured], current director of production at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, has been appointed director general designate of the theater, set to succeed Michel Franck in 2025, now in his third term in the … » Read

Opera Europa has selected Karen Stone to become the new director of the Brussels-based service organization as of Jan 1, 2023. She succeeds Nicholas Payne, in the position for 19 years. Stone, who recently retired after 13 years as Intendantin at … » Read