NEW YORK (AP) — In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes Tristan und Isolde as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.” Yet here he is, about to make his Metropolitan Opera debut … » Read

On March 3 Elise Arancio, an American composer and Juilliard alumna, was named winner of the 4 th annual  Pisar Prize, Juilliard’s annual composition award in partnership with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Villa … » Read

Andris Nelsons will exit as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra following the 2027 Tanglewood season, which marks the conclusion of his current contract. A statement from the orchestra reads: “The decision to not renew his … » Read

Jean Davidson, who succeeded Gary Ginstling as executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra in 2023 , is moving back to Los Angeles to become executive director and CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The Wallis … » Read

Between its designate and emeritus-for-life music directors, the Chicago Symphony has carved out a mostly want-to-be-there 2026-27 season. The former, Klaus Mäkelä, spends five subscription weeks on the podium plus an eight-city … » Read

Thor Steingraber, executive and artistic director of Los Angeles’ Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, is to succeed 15-year veteran Gary Dunning as president and CEO of Vivo Performing Arts (formerly Celebrity Series … » Read

Bernard Rands, the British-born composer of nearly 100 works, died in Chicago on March 4, 2026, at the age of 92. A native of Sheffield in northern England, he studied composition first in Wales before moving to Italy. There he became a student … » Read

On March 4 the Sphinx Organization announced the recipients of the 2026 Sphinx Medals of Excellence: violinist Nathan Amaral, percussionist Josh Jones, and conductor Na'Zir McFadden. The organization’s highest honor recognizes early-career … » Read

Domingo Hindoyan will oversee his inaugural, 2026-27 season as music director of the LA Opera, conducting two of the five mainstage offerings at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Each mainstage opera has a six-performance run.) The schedule also … » Read

LONDON—With the exception of his Cantus Arcticus , the music of Einojuhani Rautavaara has been unfairly neglected outside of his native Finland in the ten years since his death in 2016. It was rewarding, then, to hear the first of his three … » Read