Charlotte, NC-based Opera Carolina, now in its 70 th season, has a new executive director in Beth Hansen , a former board member and corporate attorney. James Meena is artistic director.  The company had been thinking about a two-headed … » Read

A second allegation of sexual assault against countertenor David Daniels [pictured] has led a University of Michigan (UM) graduate student to file a federal lawsuit against the university for failing to enforce its policies against sexual … » Read

A memorial concert for Charles Hamlen, who died on August 1 at the age of 75, is to be held at the New York Ethical Culture Society on Wednesday, November 7. A much beloved figure among artists and industry-ites alike, Hamlen will be paid tribute … » Read

After a three-month investigation, the Cleveland Orchestra has fired concertmaster  William Preucil [pictured] and principal trombone Massimo La Rosa , having discovered that the allegations against them of sexual misconduct were true. Word … » Read

Lacey Huszcza [pictured], longtime associate executive director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, is to be the executive director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, as of December 1. She has been in her current job for 13 years, serving for a … » Read

On Oct. 18 the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announced some remarkable financial news. This past year produced a $2.3 million operating surplus and the reduction of the orchestra’s accumulated deficit—$12 million just two years … » Read

Jennifer Ritvo Hughes, executive director of Boston’s Cantata Singers, is to take the same position with the Boston Baroque, as of November 26. She succeeds Miguel Rodriguez, in the job for six years and now moving into the non-profit … » Read

Evans Mirageas will exit his post as VP of artistic planning for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in December; he plans to spend more time with the Cincinnati Opera, where he has (simultaneously) been artistic director since 2005. He’s been … » Read

STOCKHOLM—Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme was awarded the 2018 Birgit Nilsson Prize amidst festivities that would do any operatic gala proud. The award ceremony in the Royal Opera House on October 11 was attended by Swedish King Karl … » Read

Gemma New, resident conductor of the St. Louis Symphony and music director of the Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic, will add the Dallas Symphony to her CV as of the 2019-20 season, when she becomes the DSO’s principal guest conductor. The … » Read