On May 30, a housekeeper found Matthew Christopher Pietras dead in his New York City apartment. The 40-year-old’s mysterious death ended a decade-long spree of personal excess and philanthropic largesse—all underwritten with other … » Read

The Kentucky Opera has announced two leadership appointments. Peggy Kriha Miller has been selected as interim general director & CEO, succeeding Barbara Lynne Jamison, who took over as head of Opera Colorado on August 1. The … » Read

Adriaan Fuchs, director of festivals and special projects at Carnegie Hall, is to be the new CEO and artistic director of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO). Fuchs, 43, will succeed Louis Heyneman, in the job for 25 years. Fuchs has been … » Read

Chloé Dufresne, a former Dudamel Fellow with a masters in conducting from the Sibelius Academy and top placements in several international competitions, is to be the new music director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as of next … » Read

For 15 years Chicago’s Haymarket Opera Company has been presenting enchanting productions of baroque opera. These are often rarely heard works like Telemann’s Pimpinone and feature top-notch singers and an orchestra entirely at home … » Read

The Nashville Symphony has announced the retirement of President & CEO Alan D. Valentine at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season. It marks the end of a transformative 28-year tenure and an unprecedented period of artistic and institutional … » Read

Robert Wilson, the pioneering American director, designer, and one-off theatrical visionary whose original fusion of visual art, sound, and movement have reshaped ideas of contemporary performance for over five decades, has died at the age of 83. … » Read

Sir Michael Hill, jeweller, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the international violin competition that bears his name, died in Arrowtown, New Zealand on July 29. He was 86. A lifelong and avid music lover, Hill gave up early hopes of … » Read

OPERA America has announced a group of nine artists, administrators, philanthropists, and advocates to be admitted to their Opera Hall of Fame. The 2025 inductees are:     Donnie Ray Albert, baritone and teacher     … » Read

Cleo Laine, whose dark, velvetty voice, exceptional range, and ability to scat like Ella Fitzgerald defined British jazz in the 1950s and 60s, died on July 26 at her home in Wavendon, Buckinghamshire. Her remarkable versatility enabled her to … » Read