After a recent rehearsal of Handel’s Agrippina at the Royal Opera House, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato enthusiastically reminded Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian’s music critic, of how relevant the story is to our contemporary world. … » Read

Just on the heels of announcing 29-year-old American Ryan Bancroft as its new principal conductor, the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales (BBC NOW) has named Lisa Tregale as its first ever woman director. She starts in the new year, … » Read

A year ago, Priti Gandhi left her post as artistic administrator at the San Diego Opera to become the chief artistic officer of the Minnesota Opera, intent on building on the company’s reputation as a leader in promoting diversity in the … » Read

Simon Woods, who succeeded Deborah Borda as CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has been in the job just 20 months , has resigned, with immediate effect. "The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an extraordinary organization in every respect," he … » Read

Ever loyal to his hometown orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has signed a contract for life with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, just as they begin their 20th season together. Now the music director of the … » Read

It’s been one year since the New York Philharmonic suspended principal oboe Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey for engaging in “misconduct.” The two have subsequently been dismissed, but arbitration … » Read

CHICAGO--The  announcement Thursday that 51-year-old Barcelona-born Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola would become Lyric Opera of Chicago’s third music director beginning in 2021-22 may have been a surprise. But it didn’t exactly … » Read

In July violinist Lara St. John brought to light a decades-old scandal that continues to embroil Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music in controversy . Her allegations that she was sexually molested and raped in the mid-1980s at age 14 … » Read

Anthony Parnther takes the podium on Sept. 13 to launch his first season as music director of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (SBSO). One of the very few black conductors in the U.S., he was hired after conducting the SBSO and earning three … » Read

Russian conductor Alevtina Ioffe [pictured], said to be only female music director in her country, has signed with AMC, Artist Management Company Ltd., for worldwide representation. In so doing, she becomes the agency’s only woman conductor … » Read