Florida Grand Opera, now in its 82 nd season, has promoted its interim general director to the post permanently. Maria Todaro arrived last October taking over from Susan Danis, whose emphasis on contemporary work allegedly was at odds with the … » Read

All Bruce Gaylord, currently living in a homeless encampment in San Rafael, CA., wanted was a good night’s sleep. But on Friday, May 17, the neighboring East Bay Tire Company had introduced a machine that alternately broadcast loud security … » Read

Although Opera Australia (OA) produced a $4.9m operating loss during the 2023 fiscal year (FY), that figure is actually a marked improvement over the previous year, when a $10m Covid support package from the New South Wales state government … » Read

As France joins the #MeToo movement, finally, an article in Le Canard enchaîné , a magazine known for its investigative reporting, points out the alleged misdeeds of conductor François-Xavier Roth, 52. Van magazine has picked … » Read

Kilgore College, with campuses in Kilgore and Longview, Texas, is cleaning out its music library, tossing decades’ worth of sheet music, LP and CD recordings, and potentially valuable music documents into dumpsters. News of this … » Read

Jenny Mollica has been promoted to chief executive of the English National Opera, having served as interim for the past year. She has been with the company since 2020, initially as director of strategy and engagement, a post in which she is … » Read

Sheryl Kennedy Haydel is the new dean of the College of Music and Media at Loyala University. She comes to the post after serving as interim for the last year, succeeding Kern Maass. The College of Music and Media was formerly known as the … » Read

The Opéra National du Rhin has appointed Matthew Straw as assistant conductor for the 2024-25 season at the Alsace company. The one-year posting calls for Straw to assist on productions of Ariodante , La Traviata , and others and to … » Read

Montreal Symphony Orchestra has named Mélanie La Couture, president and CEO of the Montreal Heart Institute, to be its next CEO, effective in July. She succeeds Madeleine Careau, who announced earlier this year that she would be stepping … » Read

LOS ANGELES—What to do with Puccini’s Turandot ?  Among the most popular operas on the boards—thanks in particular to “Nessun dorma”—it is also one of the most difficult to stage convincingly. It has … » Read