Askonas Holt has two additions to its roster for worldwide management: Portuguese conductor Dinis Sousa , signed to management for the first time, and French-Danish soprano Elsa Dreisig , who comes to AH from Vienna-based Hainzl and Delage. … » Read

A conflict over failure to follow established procedures when revising on-air playlists has led to Garrett McQueen’s dismissal from American Public Media (APM). McQueen, a professional bassoonist, had been host and producer of the … » Read

The board of directors of Virginia Opera have selected Peggy Kriha Dye as the organization’s new general director and CEO, effective Oct. 18, 2020. She succeeds Russell P. Allen, who is retiring after two different stints leading the … » Read

New York Times Chief Theater Critic, the most powerful voice in theater criticism and one that can close a show with a semicolon, is soon to be an open position. Ben Brantley will be stepping down as of October 15, having been with the paper … » Read

With the shutdown of Columbia Artists, some of the field’s biggest names are moving onto other, smaller agencies. Martin Wittenberg, who left CAMI before its ultimate demise to start his own firm, has announced a number of new signings to … » Read

Just on the heels of the  new, five-year contract with its musicians and in planning an as-yet announced fall streaming season, the Baltimore Symphony has identified a new artistic team for this, Marin Alsop’s final season. Nicholas … » Read

Yuval Sharon, MacArthur Fellow, darling of the avantgarde, interim artistic advisor of the Long Beach Opera, has just added another feather to his cap: The Michigan Opera Theater has tapped him as artistic director. His appointment concludes a … » Read

When Davóne Tines created a video for the annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival featuring Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc , by the late Julius Eastman , he didn’t anticipate the controversy that arose from some of … » Read

Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang is suing Montclair (NJ) State University and its resident Shanghai Quartet for firing him from the ensemble for a social media post he wrote calling Chinese people pigs ( pig emoji). At the time, it was reported that he had … » Read

Arts organizations that choose to go dormant for the 2020-21 season may be missing a vital chance to stay “dialed in” and serve their communities, according to Matthew VanBesien, president of the University Musical Society in Ann … » Read