German conductor Hermann Bäumer [left] is to be the next music director of the Prague State Opera, succeeding Andriy Yurkevych, who is leaving for personal reasons. Bäumer, 59, steps into the role as of the 2025-26 season. He has led a … » Read

For decades, Michael Tilson Thomas appeared ageless, possessed of what one interviewer characterizes as “a mercurially boyish grace and elegance.” In 2022, the news that he had contracted an aggressive form of brain cancer offered a … » Read

The Moab Music Festival, coming up on its 33 rd anniversary of indoor/outdoor concerts amid Utah’s red rocks, has announced the exit of cofounding directors Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins and the arrival of violinist Tessa Lark as the … » Read

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky  has signed with Intermusica for management. The Canadian soprano is a headliner at the world’s major opera houses. This season she returns to the Met as Tosca, a role she later sings with Deutsche Oper … » Read

Askonas Holt has signed Mikheil Sheshaberidze [left] for worldwide general management (excluding Italy). The Georgian tenor this season makes his debut at Teatro Massimo Palermo singing Otello under the baton of Jader Bignamini. He also debuts at … » Read

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing at age 100 on Dec. 29, it is important to note not only his impact as an international statesman and humanitarian but also as an advocate for and proponent of the arts.  Author of 32 books, he was … » Read

Colbert Artists has signed the Balourdet Quartet for worldwide management. The group, formed in 2018, has won an impressive array of awards, including an 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award, Grand Prize … » Read

Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her planned role debut in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Vienna State Opera and been replaced by [ Musical America 2024 Artist of the Year ] Lise Davidsen in a switch of star sopranos. “Ill health this … » Read

Herewith, in chronological order, our second annual end-of-the-year roundup of Musical America’s New Artists of the Month, from sopranos to sackbut and saxophone players, all fresh on the path to major careers. Ben Goldscheider . Listening … » Read

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann sits at the pinnacle of today’s opera world. As he recently recalled for an interviewer, his 2006 debut at the Metropolitan Opera with Angela Gheorghiu in Verdi's La traviata “radically changed my career.” … » Read