Frances (“Fran”) Richard, for many years vice president and head of ASCAP's Concert Music department, passed away on Feb. 2 at age 87. Richard joined ASCAP in 1985, where she worked closely with many of today’s leading American … » Read

Central City Opera (CCO), apparently fully  recovered from its AGMA battles that nearly scuttled the 2023 season, has named stage director Alison Moritz as its new artistic director. The last person to hold that title was Pelham … » Read

At the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, Neville Creed [pictured], for 30 years the artistic director of the London Philharmonic Choir, will retire. He will remain connected with choir as Chorus Director Emeritus. During his tenure, Creed has … » Read

Paolo Arcà, artistic director of La Scala decades ago (1997-2003), is to take the post at Opera di Roma. He succeeds Alessio Vlad, who resigned last year and has since moved on to become artistic director of Teatro Regio di Parma. … » Read

South Korea-born conductor Yura Yang , a current Kapellmeister at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, is to become first Kapellmeister at the Oper Leipzig next season. The 34-year-old maestra earned a BA in conducting from Detmold University of Music … » Read

Hervé Boissière, founder and managing director of medici.tv, is to turn his attentions “exclusively” to the Verbier Festival as its new co-CEO, effective April 15. He will codirect the esteemed 30-year-old event together … » Read

As of the fall of 2024, the New England Conservatory will welcome three new faculty members. Violist Wenting Kang , an alumna of NEC, joins a department that includes Nicholas Cords, Kim Kashkashian, Mai Motobuchi, Melissa Reardon, and Marcus … » Read

Bowing to intense public pressure, the organizers of the Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) have cancelled the appearance of Teodor Currentzis, who had been scheduled to conduct the SWR Symphony Orchestra of Germany in a performance of Benjamin … » Read

Enroute to finding a successor to Music Director Donato Cabrera, the Las Vegas Philharmonic has called on Leonard Slatkin to serve as artistic consultant, effective next season, the contents of which are to be announced presently. He next leads … » Read

With great fanfare , Opera Columbus (annual budget $1.5 million) “proudly unveils a historic moment in its rich artistic journey” by appointing Everett McCorvey as its first principal guest conductor, effective this month. He’ll … » Read