LOS ANGELES – The ovation for James Conlon at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was loud and long as he slipped into the pit to conduct Mozart’s The Magic Flute on June 21. That it was louder for Conlon than it would be for any of his … » Read

Brad Hoylman-Sigal, the Manhattan borough president, is devoting the entirety of his office’s $50 million discretionary budget to grants ranging from $60,000 to $2 million directed to 55 cultural institutions and 28 schools. Labelling the … » Read

Opéra de Tours has appointed Marc Leroy-Calatayud as its first music director for a term of three years beginning with the 2026-27 season. The establishment of a permanent resident orchestra at the opera house prompted his selection for … » Read

LONDON—In 1876, all the world and his wife flocked to Bayreuth to marvel at the premiere staging of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen . One hundred and fifty years on and the global appetite appears undimmed for this four-opera … » Read

On June 22, Alexander Brose, president & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), announced the retention of Katharine Montpetit, an attorney with Rubin & Co. LLP, to lead an independent investigation into allegations of historical … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—The murder weapon is already on display before it actually gets used in Keith Warner’s Elektra . Initially seen at San Francisco Opera in 2017 and revived by Anja Kühnhold, Warner’s riveting production sets … » Read

At the end of the 2025-26 season the Seattle Symphony bid farewell to three long-tenured musicians while announcing the addition of as many new players and an assistant conductor. Retiring are Laura DeLuca (clarinet) and Timothy Hale (viola), … » Read

On July 1 Chandler Johnson will begin his tenure as artistic director of the Dayton Opera, with an initial contract for three years. He succeeds Kathleen Clawson, who announced her intent to step down in February 2026 after five years in the … » Read

Opinion There is a scene that keeps replaying in the history of great orchestras. A powerful man — usually a conductor, occasionally a board — decides that someone must go. No hearing is held. No musicians are consulted. A terse … » Read

John Adams’s presence as a composer at Ojai 2026 was as pervasive as music director Esa-Pekka Salonen’s throughout much of the weekend. Indeed, one each of Adams’s screwball “trickster” pieces closed three … » Read