Three years ago the Dallas Opera inaugurated the annual Hart Institute for Women Conductors to address the absence of women on opera house podiums. Participants receive two weeks of major-league coaching in conducting, rehearsal techniques, and … » Read

The opera world’s erstwhile diva Renée Fleming is scheduled to make her London stage debut next summer in the Tony award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza . Calling it “an opportunity I couldn’t resist,” … » Read

James Rose and the sextet BSO Resound are musical pioneers. Rose, born with cerebral palsy, leads the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s professional ensemble of disabled musicians with a short baton attached to his eyeglasses frame. Rose … » Read

Ken-David Masur, son of the late, great maestro, is to be the next music director of the Milwaukee Symphony as of the 2019-20 season. He will serve as designate in the interim. The orchestra, coming up on 60 years old with a new hall set to open … » Read

Just on the heels of news from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra that an investigation into complaints of sexual misconduct against Charles Dutoit was found to be inconclusive , the Philadelphia Orchestra is reporting otherwise. After  news … » Read

Another high profile orchestra male concertmaster has been accused of inappropriate behavior toward a female. The Baltimore Symphony has suspended c oncertmaster Jonathan Carney without pay. In September, principal oboe  Katherine Needleman … » Read

MOSCOW (AFP) - Acclaimed Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov insisted he "never stole anything" as he appeared in court Wednesday on embezzlement charges, seen by his supporters as part of a crackdown on artistic freedom. The 49-year-old, who … » Read

San Francisco Opera’s production of Handel’s Orlando next June will not feature countertenor David Daniels in the role of Medora. The company has announced it is “removing” him from the role “for business and … » Read

MILAN--Franco Zeffirelli, legendary opera and film director, will return to The Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, with a new production of Rigoletto . The 95-year-old director's work rate has slowed as he has battled with heart and lung … » Read

Nikolaus Bachler, artistic director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich since 2008, will take much the same responsibilities and title of the Salzburg Easter Festival, as of July 2020. He succeeds Peter Ruzicka, whose contract expires on June … » Read