There can’t be too many women out there singing Wotan, but these days Lucia Lucas numbers Wagner’s flawed deity among her signature roles. One of a handful of transgender singers making increasing waves on the current operatic scene, … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has a new leadership model for its annual Sommerfest in July. Rather than appoint a new artistic director—the last was Andrew Litton, who stepped down in 2017 —it has opted instead for a “Creative Partner … » Read

As reports of internal dissatisfaction grew loude r on NPR and in the Associated Press, Plácido Domingo has told The New York Times that he would withdraw from performing Verdi’s Macbeth and, indeed, from all future performances. … » Read

Anne Midgette, chief classical music critic for The Washington Post since 2008, is leaving the paper. Midgette, known as the first female critic to write for The New York Times regularly when she started there in 2001, has decided to move on. Her … » Read

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will soon be in the market for a new concertmaster. On Sept. 20 the MSO announced that after 25 years in the first chair, Frank Almond will retire at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 season. In a statement … » Read

Baltimore-based composer Christopher Rouse died yesterday, according to a statement from his publisher Boosey & Hawkes. He was 70. No cause of death was stated. Rouse was a prolific and oft-commissioned composer, with five symphonies and no … » Read

The Cleveland Orchesta, which opens the Carnegie Hall season on October 3, has extended the contract of its music director, Franz Welser-Möst, for five additional years, through 2027. The Austrian conductor, now 59, will have been on the … » Read

That three white men wrote the most celebrated American opera about African Americans— Porgy and Bess —should not be considered evidence that there are not black composers with operas worthy of attention. Here are eight operas, some … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry. "We've made some strides, but not a whole … » Read

When the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO) kicks off its 2019-2020 season this weekend, its new concertmaster, Holly Mulcahy, will be front and center. She will partner with Timothy Jones, the WSO’s associate concertmaster, to perform … » Read