Legendary soprano Jessye Norman stopped performing in 2015, four years before her death , attributed to septic shock and multi-organ failure, secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she sustained in 2015. Now a lawsuit filed by … » Read

Violinist James Buswell, said to have made his debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of seven, died on September 28 in Boston. He was 74. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Buswell performed with most of the major international … » Read

Further confirmation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s midas touch, as if any was needed, has been unveiled in the form of a $2.5 million gift to the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal to support his artistic vision … » Read

Carlisle Floyd, among the first successful American opera composers, died on September 30 in Tallahassee, FL. He was 95. His death was announced by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes. His best known work, Susannah is the third most performed … » Read

Arabella Arts, the young agency  founded earlier this year by Stefana Atlas and Samantha Scully, both formerly of Columbia Artists, has added two conductors to its ever growing roster: American  Jeri Lynne Johnson and Israeli-born … » Read

More movement at the Portland (OR) Opera. It started when Priti Gandhi was named artistic director in July, a new role assuming some of the duties of Clare Burovac, who is now with the New Orleans Opera. The following month, George Manahan … » Read

After a national search, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance has named Patricia Wilson Aden as its new president and CEO as of January 2022. She will succeed Priscilla M. Luce, who has been in the role since the previous leader, Maud Lyon, … » Read

Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck will continue his partnership with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra through 2027-28, bringing his music directorship of the orchestra to two full decades. The agreement extends his current contract by six years. … » Read

Young sopranos who seem able to sing just about anything don’t come along that often, but then Francesca Chiejina isn’t your average singer. Her Royal Albert Hall performance at a BBC Prom this year, singing Alban Berg’s … » Read

Norway’s Bergen International Festival, a four- to five-day multi-genre annual event, has “terminated the contract” of its director of nine years, Anders Beyer. The move signals his immediate resignation, although he will … » Read