Tuomas Hiltunen has resigned as general director of the Fort Worth Opera. Hiltunen has been in the job for two years , having succeeded Darren K. Woods, who was fired in February 2017 . The reason, he tells Theater Jones , is "because of … » Read

Siegwald Bütow [pictured], managing director of Germany’s WDR Symphony Orchestra, has been appointed to the same post at the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, effective next summer for a period of five years. Bütow, 51, succeeds … » Read

The Oregon Bach Festival will celebrate its golden anniversary next summer by auditioning three “world-class conductors” for the position of artistic director. The post has been empty since 2017 when Matthew Halls was fired after two … » Read

For the first time in the history of the televised Academy Awards, a woman will conduct the orchestra. Eimear Noone, an Irish composer and conductor, is to lead excerpts from the five nominated scores at the February 9 ceremonies; Musical … » Read

It’s rare to chat with a singer for an hour without them once raising the subject of “the voice.” John Brancy may not be your typical singer, but diffidence certainly isn’t holding back the 31-year-old New Jersey-born … » Read

As of June 30, the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) will be in the market for a new executive director. Shauna Quill is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” The NYYS board hopes to have a new executive director in place by the time … » Read

On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin installed a new culture minister, Olga Lyubimova, 39. She succeeds Vladimir Medinsky, has a background in film, TV, and journalism, and is the great-granddaughter of Vasily Kachalov, a famous … » Read

Netflix has nabbed the rights to Bradley Cooper’s film about the iconic Leonard Bernstein. Cooper, who co-wrote the script, will star in, direct, and co-produce the motion picture. Other producers involved include a veritable Hollywood … » Read

In 2008, when Opera San José’s resident soprano walked out in mid-season, Khori Dastoor stepped in at the last minute to take over major roles in four remarkably different operas— Lucia di Lammermoor , Rigoletto , The Magic … » Read

Two major European music festivals have announced new leaders for their youth orchestras. The Verbier Festival has appointed American conductor James Gaffigan [pictured] to be the next music director of the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra … » Read