On Sept. 22 George Benjamin’s latest opera— Picture a Day Like This —arrives at the Royal Opera House after its premiere at Aix-en-Provence this past summer. The work is the latest product of a remarkable partnership between the … » Read

On Sept. 12, Angel Blue made a triumphant return, after 14 years, to San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House as Leonora, a role debut, in Verdi’s Il Trovatore . Last seen at San Francisco Opera in 2009 in a brief role in Porgy and … » Read

On Sept. 1, Sarah Cole became Interim Dean of the School of the Arts at Columbia University, succeeding Carol Becker, who was in the role for 16 years. Cole will step aside from her current post as the Dean of Humanities for the duration of her … » Read

LONDON—There’s little doubt that the first installment of Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle for the Royal Opera House was the hottest ticket of the London season. At this September 12 premiere performance of Das Rheingold , the … » Read

Lyric Opera of Chicago General Director, President, and CEO Anthony Freud has said he will retire at the end of the current season. He will have been in the job 13 years. "Having been a general director for 30 years leading opera companies on … » Read

Orchestras here and abroad are adding new musicians to their ranks as the new season is set to begin. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Dr. Mark Almond joins the CSO as principal horn from San Francisco, where he was an associate principal for both … » Read

The Boston Baroque, approaching is 50 th -anniversary season in 2023-24, has appointed Sarah Radcliffe-Marrs [pictured] as its next executive director, as of November 1st.  She succeeds Jennifer Ritvo Hughes,  who in July was appointed … » Read

Nobody will tell you why Apple bought Bis Records , asserts author and music historian Ted Gioia, because “it’s an ugly reason.” At first blush, the purchase of the 50-year-old Swedish label seems at odds with Apple’s past … » Read

When Frenchman Stephane Lissner learned that he would be fired from his job as superintendent and artistic director of the San Carlo Opera because of a new law mandating foreign heads of opera houses to retire at age 70, he vowed to challenge the … » Read

Players and management at the Philadelphia Orchestra appear to have reached an impasse. On Sept. 10, the same day the old contract expired, 85 musicians rejected what the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. (POKC) called its “best … » Read