The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read

The Trump-installed CEO of Kennedy Center is starting his own blacklist. The first names on it will be the ten or so cast members in the Center's run of Les Misérables who have refused to perform at the June 11 gala celebrating Trump's … » Read

Nine years ago, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the BBC Young Musician Award, launching a career that has taken him to concert halls around the world and provided the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play before millions of viewers at the 2018 … » Read

The Jackson Symphony, located in western Tennessee, has selected Paul Haas as its new music director beginning with the start of the 2025-26 season. He succeeds Paul Shannon, in the post for a decade. Haas, a graduate of Yale University and The … » Read

Sidney P. Jackson, VP of development at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta. He succeeds Blake Anthony Johnson, who stepped down in January to take a similar post with the New Orleans Jazz and … » Read

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has appointed Patricia Racette as the company’s artistic director, effective October 1, 2025. She succeeds James Robinson, in the post from 2009 to 2024, now general and artistic director of the Seattle … » Read

Dominique Meyer, the 70-year-old French cultural manager who until two months ago was superintendent and artistic director of the Teatro alla Scala, has been elected president of the Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo). He is long  familiar with … » Read

Jennifer Higdon makes no apologies for composing “accessible” music that relies on traditional melody, harmony, and rhythm. While some of her contemporaries might scoff at such a characterization, “It doesn't bother me in the … » Read

Cecilia Molinari [pictured] has joined the Askonas Holt roster for general management. This summer the mezzo-soprano debuts at the Glyndebourne Festival as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia , a role she assayed earlier this year at Deutsche Oper … » Read

After three years as president and executive director of Baryshnikov Arts, Sonja Kostich will leave as of July 31 to become executive director of Houston Ballet. She succeeds Jim Nelson, who has worked for the company for 25 years, the last 12 as … » Read