The news was all good when Board of Trustees Chair Mary Louise Gorno and President Jeff Alexander presented the annual report for the Chiago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Oct. 26. The leadership podium transition continued last season, with Music … » Read

The Frankfurt Opera has extended the contracts of Artistic Director Bernd Loebe and General Music Director Thomas Guggeis until August 2032. Ina Hartwig, the German city’s head of cultural affairs, praised Loebe for shaping “the … » Read

Rather than risk the plight suffered by the audience at the San Francisco Opera ’s opening night, Minnesota Opera officials have postponed their October 31 season opener one week out. The stated reason: The opera orchestra's threatened … » Read

The Orchestre du Nouveau Monde (the ONM, or New World Orchestra) is a unique ensemble of hundreds of young professional and amateur musicians who blend their commitment to classical music with social activism. Co-founded by conductor … » Read

Just on the heels of cancelled early-season performances due to necessary repair work on the Düsseldorf Opera, Alexandra Stampler-Brown, its managing director as well as that of Deutsche Oper am Rhein, has announced her exit next summer when … » Read

CHICAGO—Lyric Opera of Chicago co-commissioned Omar , an opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, along with the Spoleto Festival USA, Carolina Performing Arts, San Francisco Opera , Los Angeles Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Detroit … » Read

As announced in July 2025 , Music@Menlo, coming up on its 25 th -anniversary season in summer 2027, has new artistic directors in cellist Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park, the couple that succeeds founders David … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named acclaimed composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi composer-in-residence for a five-year term beginning in the 2027-28 season and extending through 2031-32. Hisaishi will lead performances at the Hollywood Bowl, … » Read

Verdi’s sixth opera Alzira has been an object of neglect almost from its 1845 premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, a potential candidate to duplicate the wild popularity won by Ernani at La Scala the year prior. It flopped, and Verdi … » Read

There is no question, historically, that it is one of the least successful of Verdi’s operas. Its multi faceted failure to impose itself on the repertory, dates back from the 1845 premiere at San Carlo in Napoli. Its value was quickly … » Read