LOS ANGELES—What to do with Puccini’s Turandot ?  Among the most popular operas on the boards—thanks in particular to “Nessun dorma”—it is also one of the most difficult to stage convincingly. It has … » Read

The new leadership team at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin—artistic director Elisabeth Sobotka and general music director Christian Thielemann—have announced their first season, set to launch in the fall. Highlights of the … » Read

Andrew Ousley’s life changed a decade ago when he stepped into the small underground crypt beneath the gothic Church of the Intercession on 155 th Street in West Harlem. The space, which can hold up to 45 seat, fulfills what he describes as … » Read

After 18 years, Tobias Rempe will leave his post as artistic manager and managing director of the Ensemble Resonanz in the summer of 2025 to become the director of the Konzerthaus and Konzerthausorchester Berlin.  He succeeds Sebastian … » Read

LONDON—Back in the 18th and early 19th centuries, Pietro Metastasio was the undisputed go-to guy if you were looking for an opera libretto. So popular was the Roman poet, that an individual text might be set by multiple composers, often … » Read

A $2 million gift from John W. and Rosemary K. Brown to The Gilmore in Kalamazoo, MI, will establish an eponymous family fund in perpetuity to support the organization’s piano festivals and commissioning projects. The gift comes as the … » Read

The Vienna-based Javus Quartet has received the Jürgen Ponto Foundation ’s 2024 Music Prize. Given biennially since 2012 to string quartets from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that have already won an international competition, the … » Read

Choosing a college is one of the most important decisions a student and their parents can make, finding the ideal match for the individual’s interests, abilities, and financial resources. Few prospective college freshmen have had as much to … » Read

Swedish soprano Matilda Sterby is the 2024 recipient of the Birgit Nilsson Stipendium, a €21,500 cash award presented annually to a young Swedish singer. (The stipend is not to be confused with the Birgit Nilsson Prize, a triennial award of … » Read

Nathan Cole, current first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is to be concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as of next season; he’ll also play with the orchestra occasionally this summer at Tanglewood. Cole … » Read