Soprano Ailyn Pérez is no stranger to the Metropolitan Opera, but her current portrayal of Florencia Grimaldi in Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas marks the first time this bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants has … » Read

The Music School of Delaware, an accredited community institution serving its home state and nearby environs, will have a new president and CEO as it enters its centennial year in 2024. He is Stephen Beaudoin, an energetic music executive on the … » Read

The California Festival: A Celebration of New Music , announced with considerable fanfare last January, launched on Nov. 3 and concluded on Nov. 19. The festival, presumably a one-off affair, boasted that 100 organizations and ensembles presented … » Read

Amy Lam is to step down as VP and executive director of Tisch Music, a robust program at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y, at the end of the year. She exits after two years in the job , a brief tenure compared to the 21 years of her predecessor, … » Read

In 2024 the Bayreuth Festival plans to reduce the size of its choir by 40 percent—from 134 to 80 members. The reason, according to the German Music Council, is the need “to make extensive savings in order to compensate for increased … » Read

Christopher White , head of music at Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2016, is to be the next head of opera at the Royal Academy of Music, his alma mater. He starts next September, succeeding Brenda Hurley who is moving to the role of visiting … » Read

After more than two decades, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (HVP) is trying to sever its relationship with Bardavon, the downtown Poughkeepsie opera house. When the orchestra, which is fully professional, encountered financial difficulties in the … » Read

It is an article of faith in the theater world that comedy is harder to effect that drama. Witness the attention to detail undergirding the Boston Early Music Festival’s (BEMF) production of John Frederick Lampe’s 1737 burlesque opera … » Read

Tom Philpott, acting co-director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, as well as director of planning for that organization, is to move to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in March as its director of artistic planning and partnerships. The … » Read

After nine years, David Pickard will step down as director after the 2024 edition of the BBC Proms. “By the end of next summer I will have planned and delivered nine Proms seasons,” he tells The Guardian , “and it feels like the … » Read