Liz Cass, executive director of the nonprofit Armstrong Community Music School in Austin, Texas, tells USA Today that social media is playing a huge role in elevating the profile of young musicians. At the moment, she is following the careers of … » Read

A collection of letters and other documents revealing the tumultuous personal life of Enrico Caruso is being sold in London. “These letters tell a gripping story,” says Thomas Venning, head of Books and Manuscripts at … » Read

The association of North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA) has announced two honorees for 2020. Hollis Ashby, artistic and executive director of the  Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College, PA, is the recipient … » Read

George Manahan will step down as music director of the American Composers Orchestra at the expiration of his contract, on July 1, 2021. He arrived in the post in 2010 as only the third of ACO's music directors; his predecessors were founding ACO … » Read

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has named Hanif Abdurraqib as guest curator at large. The Ohio-born poet, essayist, and cultural critic will work closely with BAM programming teams to curate musical engagements and conceive long-term … » Read

On Jan. 26 a brief illness claimed the life of Eva Coutaz, who was key to the success of the Harmonia Mundi label for over 40 years. “Her passing leaves an immense void,” her colleagues wrote in a memorial statement. “Her … » Read

In the world of opera, making the leap from performer to administrator is difficult under the best of circumstances. For a Black man, it might appear all but impossible. Russell Thomas, a 44-year-old tenor who has sung on the stages of, among … » Read

Julia Noulin-Mérat, co-artistic director of Boston’s artist-led Guerilla Opera, is the new general director and CEO of Opera Columbus . She succeeds Peggy Kriha Dye, who left after six years to become general director and CEO of … » Read

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has selected Andreas Delfs as its new music director. He will succeed Ward Stare, who exits at the end of this, his final season. A native of Flensburg, Germany, Delfs was for 12 years music director of … » Read

The heightened awareness of racism, of which opera companies and orchestras have long been accused, has led to a huge movement among arts groups to appoint diversity and inclusion officers or create special task forces to address the issue. The … » Read