In announcing its 151 st season, May 17-25, 2024, the Cincinnati May Festival has also unveiled a new business model, which follows the Ojai Festival’s pattern of bringing in a new programmer—here titled “festival … » Read

On Jan. 4, after a five-month negotiation, the management and musicians of the Oregon Symphony announced the ratification of a three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract takes immediate effect and runs through the 2025-26 season. … » Read

Carlos Simon, who joined Kennedy Center as composer-in-residence in the 2021–2022 season, will be staying on through 2026–2027. Center President Deborah Rutter described Simon as a “a perfect fit for this position… [with] … » Read

German conductor Christoph Eschenbach , now 83, is to be artistic director of the National Forum of Music (NFM) in Wroclaw, Poland as of 2024-25. He succeeds Giancarlo Guerrero. NFM is one of the largest music venues in the country, housing a … » Read

Betsey Perlmutter, a multi-discipline producer who helped establish the New York Philharmonic “Art of the Score” series, has been officially named Vice President of Schirmer Theatrical. Her counterpart in the Schirmer Classical … » Read

There are 13 operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan that are still in the canon today. When they were written in the late 19 th century, lax copyright laws led D'Oyly Carte, the company that introduced the works, to keep tight control over the scores … » Read

Citing “still significant financial pressures on the organization,” San Francisco Symphony CEO Matthew Spivey has announced the cancellation of one of two remaining SoundBox programs for the current season as well as the likely … » Read

While the traditional opera canon contains works that often bear little relevance to contemporary issues, a number of the newer ones decidedly do, using either real and/or recent events that are immediately relatable as their bases.   The … » Read

Robert Spano, music director of the Fort Worth Symphony and the Aspen Music Festival and School, has added the Rhode Island Philharmonic to his plate, in the position of principal conductor, with immediate effect. He succeeds last season's … » Read

Arts funding is in turmoil in Nashville. Metro Arts, the agency that oversees the city’s cultural grants program, has had four executive directors in two years, one of whom resigned amid allegations of racism and workplace toxicity. In … » Read