Brandon Ridenour [pictured] is returning to the Canadian brass to succeed Christopher Coletti, whom he replaced ten years ago in the group. It was actually Ridenour who suggested Coletti replace him, so the do-si-do is now completed. Ridenour, a … » Read

MILAN--At the end of June, La Scala superintendent Alexander Pereira [pictured] found he would soon be out of a job , after the theater's board refused to renew his contract through 2022. The following month, a vacancy emerged at the Festival of … » Read

Alexander Steinbeis, longtime managing director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, has announced his intention to leave in August 2020. He will have been in the job, which involves artistic planning as well as overseeing administrative … » Read

British conductor William Boughton, interim music director of the Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) for the past academic year , has been named to the position on a fulltime basis. He will also be an associate professor, adjunct. He succeeds … » Read

That “body shaming” is not new to the opera world doesn’t make it any less objectionable when it occurs. The latest instance has embroiled the American coloratura soprano Kathryn Lewek [pictured] in a twitter spat with Manuel … » Read

When the 47-year-old Kirill Petrenko walked to the podium in Berlin’s Philharmonie on Aug. 23, he launched a new era for what many consider the world’s finest orchestra. The shy Russian-Austrian conductor represents a marked contrast … » Read

Marian Anderson remains a towering figure in American musical life. Best known for her performance at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after the DAR refused her permission to sing in Constitution Hall, she modestly but persistently pursued her … » Read

On his website Parterre.com , editor James Jorden argues the case for Plácido Domingo to withdraw from the Met Opera’s 2019-20 season. His first performance, as Verdi’s Macbeth opposite Anna Netrebko, is scheduled for … » Read

The Atlanta Opera has hired not one but two new development officers in the wake of Rae Weimer’s retirement as director of development last March. She had been in the job just over ten years. Stepping into the newly created post of chief … » Read

The Amsterdam Concertgebouw September 13 opening night is to be led by ever-rising conductor Elim Chan. She steps in for Franz Welser-Möst, who is reported to have a shoulder injury that needs “minor” surgery at the beginning of … » Read