The Metropolitan Opera has promoted Michael Heaston to the position of deputy general manager. A respected pianist and music director as well as an experienced administrator, he had previously held the position of assistant general manager and … » Read

LONDON—This August 24 Prom at the Royal Albert Hall had several drawcards. The first was a chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra (the festival’s house band) playing under principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska. A … » Read

Jo Davies will depart Opera Australia after just 18 months as artistic director, the national opera company has announced. The British director, who filled the vacancy left after the frequently turbulent tenure of her predecessor Lyndon … » Read

The Bayreuth Festival announced a significant box office bounce back even as the 2024 season drew to a close. In all, 58,000 people attended this year’s performances with all 30 shows sold out. It comes as a relief after several years of … » Read

PORTLAND—The sound of an immense volume of water rushing over a series of cascading falls in the Columbia River. The feel of the mist clouding the air and the eye of the Native-American hitting the heads of the salmon as they jump to clear … » Read

The Bayreuth Festival has announced that Thomas Eitler-de Lint is to be the new director of the Festival Chorus. He succeeds Eberhard Friedrich , who stepped down earlier this month after 24 years in the position. Eitler-de Lint has been choir … » Read

As of this September, Elias Miller is the new assistant conductor for Ohio’s Columbus Symphony and music director of the city’s youth orchestra. Chosen from among three finalists, Miller’s appointment is his first full-time … » Read

Alexander Goehr, a British composer perhaps better known for those he taught than what he wrote, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 92. As a newborn he arrived from Berlin in 1932 with his father Walter, a composer and conductor of note who had … » Read

On Sept. 28, the San Diego Symphony will return to its new/old downtown concert hall. After four-and-a-half-years (two due to the pandemic and construction delays) and more than $125 million spent , the Jacobs Music Center will welcome the … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has a new principal flute in Martha Long; she succeeds Emily Skala, in the job over 30 years until  she was fired in 2021 for bizarre social media postings about the outcome of the 2020 election and the … » Read