Dramaturge and music journalist Tobias Wolff [pictured] , managing director of the International Handel Festival in Göttingen, has been appointed Intendant of the Leipzig Opera (est. 1693), the third oldest opera house in Europe. According … » Read

Amid great fanfare over the “data-driven mission” she has “deployed” at the California Symphony Orchestra over the last five years, “catapulting the [orchestra] onto the national stage” and “redefining … » Read

At a news conference in Seoul earlier this week, Osmo Vänskä, who becomes the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s music director next January, discussed his plans for the orchestra: One is to secure a dedicated hall for the ensemble, … » Read

As its enters its 54th season, the Eugene (OR) Symphony will have a new concertmaster. Jenny Estrin , a member of the violin section since 2014, has been acting in that capacity in 2018-19, as well as undergoing an official audition and a trial … » Read

Mariss Jansons has been advised by doctors to take a three-month “regenerative” break. The 76-year old conductor has been forced to cancel his summer concerts and tour with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, of which he is chief conductor. … » Read

ROME -- Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his politically charged contemporary works, will try his hand at opera by directing Turandot , which is set in his homeland. The Rome Opera said on Friday Ai will direct Giacomo Puccini’s work and … » Read

MILAN—In May of 2018, La Scala announced with great fanfare that it had teamed up with mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli to mount three Handel operas, starting next fall with a new, Robert Carsen production of Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto. … » Read

Michael Tilson Thomas’s representatives have delivered a happy missive to the media: "Michael Tilson Thomas had a successful heart operation at the Cleveland Clinic and is recovering well. The doctors have called the procedures a complete … » Read

Almost two years ago, the abrupt firing of Matthew Halls , a much-celebrated British musician who had succeeded Helmuth Rilling as artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival, roiled this nearly 50-year-old celebration of the masterworks of … » Read

Garry Walker , chief conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie in Koblenz, is to be music director of Opera North (ON) as of 2020/21. He succeeds Aleksandar Markovic, who quit two years ago after less than a year in the job. … » Read