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

When Wayne Brown retired as president and CEO of the Detroit Opera at the close of 2023, he ended his long and accomplished career in the city where it had begun five decades ago. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan with a major in … » Read

On Jan. 4 the choristers of the English National Opera began voting on whether or not to strike or take other labor action in their dispute over pay. “Equity’s members cannot accept the devastating contract cuts which are being … » Read

South Korean bass Stephano Park has signed with his first management company, Intermusica. Park won the men’s first prize of the Operalia Competition last November in Cape Town, South Africa. He has been a member of the Wiener Staatsoper … » Read

The recent news that Music & Event Management, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), is purchasing Coney Island, the city’s 137-year-old amusement park, with an eye toward spending $118 million to … » Read