When Anthony Roth Constanzo became general director and president of Opera Philadelphia a year ago, he inherited a company that, despite its innovative programming, was floundering financially . As one of the only singers in his prime to also be … » Read

On October 21 in Stockholm, Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf will present the 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize to the Festival d’Aix-En-Provence. Currently preparing its 77 th season, the French festival is the first of its kind to receive … » Read

French conductor Pierre Dumoussaud is to be the next music director of the Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen (OONR) as of the 2026-2027 season. Originally trained as a bassoonist, he holds degrees in conducting from the Paris Conservatory … » Read

LONDON—A nagging concern ahead of Glyndebourne’s new Parsifal arose because a decade ago the company’s current artistic director, Stephen Langridge, staged a production for The Royal Opera that badly misread the opera. He … » Read

It was a hastily arranged marriage. The National Symphony Orchestra was looking for a new music director, and after André Previn turned down the job offer, I was approached. My relationship with the ensemble was minimal at that point in … » Read

In 2025-26, noted presenter Washington Performing Arts (WPA) will avoid Kennedy Center, one of its longtime venues for classical music and other performances. WPA instead will spread its 60 th - anniversary offerings across a range of area halls, … » Read

The Hong Kong Philharmonic will welcome the Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen as composer-in-residence for 2025-26. He will join his countryman Tarmo Peltokoski, music director designate for next season and officially in the job as … » Read

For the nine months from September 2025 to May 2026, the Balourdet Quartet will serve as the first-ever string quartet in residence for the Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS). The four members—violinists Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis, … » Read

On May 18, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, held a long-anticipated meeting in London to reset U.K.-E.U. relations in the … » Read

For flashes of Zen insight, George Balanchine’s collected sayings rival or surpass Yogi Berra’s. Did the founding choreographer of the New York City Ballet truly once propose that all ballets should be called Swan Lake because then … » Read