Cincinnati May Festival has promoted Associate Director of Choruses Matthew Swanson to director. He succeeds Robert Porco who retires at the end of the next festival . Swanson joined the 130-member May Festival Chorus as a tenor in 2011 and … » Read

As of March 2024, Sir Nicholas Kenyon will become Chair of Trustees at Arcangelo, the internationally acclaimed period performance ensemble. He succeeds Rosalyn Wilkinson, in the position since 2014. One of the U.K.’s most distinguished … » Read

NEW YORK—Handel’s opera Rodelina can hardly be called a rarity, but lately it has turned up with remarkable frequency in the New York area. In March of last year, the Metropolitan Opera revived it in Stephen Wadsworth’s 2004 … » Read

Minnesota Opera has announced the appointment of Christopher Franklin [pictured] as principal conductor, formalizing a 12-year relationship that began in 2011 when he guest conducted Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Over the years he has returned … » Read

In the midst of its 20 th -anniversary year, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust has announced that Toby Smith is to be its new chief executive. He succeeds the retiring Susan Rivers, who has run the organization since its founding in 2002. The … » Read

The Philadelphia Ballet’s annual Nutcracker has become an ideal training ground for young conductors eager to test their abilities in front of a professional orchestra. Each season Beatrice Jona Affron, the company’s music director … » Read

Richard Gaddes, cofounder of Opera Theater of Saint Louis and longtime leader of the Santa Fe Opera, died on December 12 in New York City. He was 81. Born in Wallsend, a small town in northeast England, Gaddes studied at London’s Trinity … » Read

LONDON—As chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a decade, Sakari Oramo has made a major contribution to British music. A December 8 concert at London’s Barbican Centre found him on his other home turf in an … » Read

As it approaches its 45 th anniversary with the 2024-25 season, the Atlanta Opera joins Opera America’s official “Budget One” status for opera companies with budgets of $15 million and above. There are but ten of them, out of … » Read

The largest venue at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Benedict Music Tent, has been renamed the Michael Klein Music Tent in honor of a gift from its namesake, a longtime board member and supporter.  Festival and School President and … » Read