When Laurence Fishburne needed inspiration as a struggling young actor, he looked at photos of great artists to help him focus, including opera star Jessye Norman. At Norman’s funeral Saturday in her hometown of Augusta, Georgia — … » Read

Barrie Kosky, Intendant at Berlin’s Komische Oper since 2012, enjoys a well-deserved reputation as an innovative producer of operettas as well as traditional operas. His rendition of Offenbach’s Orphée was the hit of this past … » Read

The Paris Chamber Orchestra (L’Orchestre de chambre de Paris), has named German pianist/conductor Lars Vogt, 49, as its new music director. With approval of the city and the Ministry of Culture, and in consultation with the members of the … » Read

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has added a violist to its core of 25 players. Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss [pictured] has been free-lancing with the orchestra for the last seven years and also plays with the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the New … » Read

Newly arrived executive and artistic director of Cal Performances at UC Berkeley, Jeremy Geffen, is putting together his staff. He has moved Katy Tucker from interim director of artistic planning to director. She succeeds Rob Bailis, who left … » Read

British director Amy Lane, head staff director for the Royal Opera, is to become artistic director of the ten-year-old Copenhagen Opera Festival. Having started out as a backup singer for the likes of Barry Manilow, she subsequently moved on to … » Read

Annilese Miskimmon—current director of opera at Den Norske Opera and Ballet/Norwegian National Opera & Ballet—is to be the new artistic director of the English National Opera. She succeeds Daniel Kramer, who left in August after … » Read

Luigi de Magistris, Mayor of Naples (Italy) and president of the city’s Teatro San Carlo, has announced that St é phane Lissner [pictured] current general director of the Paris Opera, is to be the new superintendent of the Teatro San … » Read

In June 2020 the 45-year-old Takács Quartet will welcome a new violist in Richard O'Neill. He succeeds Geraldine Walther, who is retiring after 15 years with the ensemble; her final concert with the group will be on May 22, 2020, at the … » Read

The other shoe dropped today, as the Los Angeles Opera announced that its President and CEO Christopher Koelsch will add the responsibilities of general director to his role in the wake of Plácido Domingo’s resignation last week. … » Read