Soprano Danielle de Niese received rave reviews for her recent star turn as Musetta in the Royal Opera House’s production of La bohème . Unknown to all but a few, she went on stage a mere 18 hours after suffering a miscarriage. De … » Read

Jakub Hruša [pictured] , chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, has added a third principal guest appointment to his CV. The 39-year-old Czech conductor has been appointed to the role by Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa … » Read

Arabella Arts, the artist management firm launched this year by Stefana Atlas and Samantha Scully , both formerly with the now-defunct Columbia Artists, has signed American conductor Leonard Slatkin, bringing the new firm’s roster of … » Read

The Dayton (OH) Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA), formed from the 2012 merger of the Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton Ballet, and Dayton Opera, has a new president and CEO in Patrick J. Nugent. He succeeds interim CEO Patricia McDonald, who took over … » Read

Georgiana Young is to succeed Lee Bell as senior director of programming for the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, FL, as of August 23. Bell steps down after 24 years and numerous innovations at the Center, … » Read

Sheldon Soffer, who ran his eponymous artist management firm from 1960 until his retirement in 1999, died at his summer home in Fort Myers, FL, on June 23, 2021. He was 93, according to his nephew and caretaker, Mitchell Sikora, and died with his … » Read

The announcement that the Milanese maestro Daniele Gatti has been named music director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (MMF) is further proof that Italians take the #metoo movement lightly, if at all. He succeeds Zubin Mehta at MMF, as Mehta … » Read

Douglas (Doug) Sheldon, who re-established his career with a firm under his under own name in December 2020 , just months before the pandemic struck, has signed Vadim Repin to Sheldon Artists LLC. Repin joins Anne-Sophie Mutter and Simone Lamsma … » Read

After less than two years, Kelly Tweeddale is out as executive director of the San Francisco Ballet as of June 28. Lured from the Vancouver Symphony in September 2019, she had previously worked for the Seattle Opera and the Cleveland Orchestra, … » Read

Performance Santa Fe, a presenter of high-profile classical music artists, along with dance and other disciplines, has named Amy Iwano as its executive director. She steps into the new role in September, succeeding Chad Hilligus, who left last … » Read