Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world's top opera houses, died Saturday. He was 56. Giordani had a heart attack following lunch at his home in Monte Tauro, a suburb of Augusta in … » Read

Soprano Larisa Martínez and violinist Joshua Bell were married October 5th at their home in Westchester County, NY.  New York Times columnist David Brooks presided. Born in Puerto Rico, Martinez is a onetime Metropolitan Opera … » Read

Plácido Domingo received Mexico's first annual Batuta prize in classical music on Saturday, although he was not in attendance at the ceremony in Mexico City. Domingo was chosen in May to receive the first edition of the prize. … » Read

The Music Academy of the West (MAW) has appointed Jamie Broumas to the newly created position of chief artistic officer. Currently director of classical and new music programs at the Kennedy Center, she will assume her new job in January. Founded … » Read

Not every parent would want to go to work everyday with their child. But for John Ferrillo, principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) since 2001, sharing the stage with his daughter Mary, a violist, as of the new season, represents … » Read

Veteran arts administrator Cora Cahan [pictured] is to be the next president and CEO of the Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC); she succeeds Georgiana Pickett, who served as executive director from August 2011 to April 2019. Cahan brings an impressive … » Read

Acclaimed Georgian composer Giya Kancheli has died at the age of 84. A well-known theater and film scorer-- Kin-Dza-Dza!  (1986) and  Pasport  (1990), to name a few—he composed more than 37 orchestral pieces, 10 chamber music … » Read

Plácido Domingo has resigned as general director of the Los Angeles Opera and withdrawn from all future performances there. Statement from Domingo: “Recent accusations that have been made against me in the press have created an … » Read

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s appearance on Sept. 28 was billed as one of the highlights of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) 125 th anniversary season. Mutter, one of the world’s great violin virtuosos, had appeared only once … » Read

From Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler: “Over the long period of more than 40 years, Jessye Norman managed to make each of her performances an event that radiated profoundly throughout daily life for a long time. These were not … » Read