Things are not looking good for the revived New York City Opera. For one thing, its board chairman and primary funder Roy G. Niederhoffer, is stepping down; he cites  personal reasons. It was Niederhoff, a hedge fund manager, who paid for … » Read

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will soon be looking for a new executive director, following the board of directors’s decision not to renew the contract of the current one, John Weedman [pictured]. His exact date of departure has … » Read

Anthony Roth Costanzo has written a first-hand account of his portrayal of Akhnaten in the English National Opera’s 2016 production, set for revival starting Feb. 21. It suggests, not surprisingly, that the title role Philip Glass’s … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal flute Elizabeth Rowe has settled her case against her employer; the terms were not disclosed, and the documents state merely that the case was dismissed “with prejudice and without costs or … » Read

The Berlin Philharmonic has a new concertmaster in Polish-born Krzysztof Polonek [pictured], a member of the orchestra since 2009. He succeeds Andreas Buschatz , who left in 2017 to take the same position with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. … » Read

BOZEMAN, MT  - The conductor of the Bozeman Symphony has resigned amid an investigation into  allegations that he bullied and harassed musicians, staff, and patrons. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the outside investigation into … » Read

Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires will bring her world-travelled Partitura Project to the U.S. for the first time in 2020, as part of the 15 th biennial Gilmore Keyboard Festival, April 22 to May 10, in Kalamazoo, MI. Pires’s … » Read

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, soon to reach its centennial season, is in the market for a new CEO as of February 12. Peter Gistelinck , in the job since March of 2014, is no longer in the corner office; the orchestra has declined to offer an … » Read

American-Israeli conductor Steven Sloane is the new music director designate of the Jerusalem Symphony, taking the full job in 2020/21 when he succeeds Frederic Chaslin, who exits after eight years. In September, Sloane, 60, was named principal … » Read

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