Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over 51 years, has died. He was 83. Plishka died Monday at a hospice in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, Sharon Thomas, … » Read

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has joined the roster at Intermusica for European management; Étude Artists provides general management for the American countertenor. Highly acclaimed for his work on both recital and opera stages,  he last … » Read

This summer Marin Alsop will join the 10 th season of Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival as distinguished guest conductor. The event, held in Vienna in 2025, offers young opera singers, instrumentalists, and conductors performance … » Read

Vanessa Reed, president and CEO of New Music USA, will return to the U.K to take the position of chief executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society (RLPS) as of June 2. She succeeds Michael Eaken, who exits in March after 16 years in the … » Read

Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, recent executive director of the Berkshire Music School, is to be president and CEO of the Berkshire Opera Festival, coming up on its tenth anniversary season next summer. She succeeds Abigail Rollins, who served as … » Read

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has extended Music Director Kazuki Yamada’s contract for two years, through the end of the 2028-29 season. He assumed the post in April of 2023, after having served as guest conductor since … » Read

The story of Edmond Dédé [pictured] was a dismayingly common one in 19 th -century America. Born a free person of color in New Orleans in 1827, his considerable skills as a musician and composer were unable to overcome racial … » Read

The turmoil in the executive suite at Opera Australia (OA) continues, as Fiona Allan, CEO for less than three years, announces her departure. She is leaving barely six months after Jo Davies, the company’s first female artistic director, … » Read

Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli is quickly becoming a major force in Chile’s classical music world. The current music director of the country’s National Youth Symphony Orchestra, he is to take the same title with Opera … » Read

In the fall of 2025, Huang Ruo will begin a three-year tenure as composer in residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). Music Director Jaime Martín welcomed him as “a singular artist…[who] creates compelling … » Read