The success story behind the phenomenon known as Romina Arena is a classic against-all-odds tale of courage and determination. Romina, as she is known, is a singer, a songwriter, a book author, screenwriter, and executive producer of film and TV … » Read

David Afkham [pictured], principal conductor of the National Orchestra of Spain (ONE) since 2015, has been named chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra and choir (OCNE), moving up from eight weeks of availability per season to 15. … » Read

Countertenor David Daniels, 52, and husband Scott Walters, 36, appeared in criminal court in Harris County, TX, on Monday, facing charges of sexually assaulting a Rice University student in 2010. They were arrested two weeks ago in Ann Arbor, MI, … » Read

Despite intense criticism from family members that it is rife with inaccuracies, the five-time Oscar nominated film Green Book has introduced the remarkable Don Shirley to a broad public. Born to Jamaican immigrants in Pensacola, FL, on Jan. 29, … » Read

UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music—launched in 2007 and established by UC Regents in 2016 as the 12 th professional school at UCLA—has named its inaugural dean. She is Eileen Strempel, voice professor and senior VP for academic … » Read

Accusations of sexual misconduct have led John Duran [pictured], longtime board chair and a major fundraiser for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, to announce he will step down at the end of the current season. Some current and former … » Read

WQXR, New York City’s only locally based all-classical-music radio station, has brought Jacqui Cheng on board as the station’s first ever editor-in-chief, music. Cheng will report to Shannon Connolly, senior VP and GM, music, at New … » Read

Henry Timms—president and CEO of New York’s 92nd Street Y, co-author of international best-seller New Power - How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World and How to Make it Work for You —is to be the next president of Lincoln … » Read

Matthew Savery, music director of the Bozeman Symphony, is under investigation for a range of allegations. A letter addressed to the symphony’s board and shared with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle calls out Savery for “bullying, … » Read

NEW YORK — When Javier Camarena explodes with joy singing nine high C's in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment , there's a good chance the Metropolitan Opera audience will explode right back at him with demands for an encore. "I will be very … » Read