The orchestra world has two new finance chiefs, one in Los Angeles and one in New York. Glenn Briffa [pictured] has been installed as CFO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, having served as interim since July, when he succeeded Karen Sturges, in … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has announced plans for its 2023 six-week, midsummer calendar of more than 200 performances of operas, spoken drama, orchestra concerts, and recitals. The program has been constructed, explains Markus Hinterhäuser, the … » Read

This season is contralto-cum-conductor Nathalie Stutzmann’s first as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and has thus far drawn an ambivalent response from the local music critic. Her third appearance on the podium—for a … » Read

At 26, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who made his New York Philharmonic debut last week, is a year older than Leonard Bernstein was when he first appeared with the orchestra, as a replacement for Bruno Walter in a broadcast … » Read

The gloom and doom that is currently pervading much of the opera world has failed to reach Canadian shores, where the Canadian Opera Company reported an average mainstage attendance rate of 94 percent for the 2021-22 season. “I … » Read

The Berlin Staatsoper has announced that Music Director Daniel Barenboim will return to the podium for its New Year’s concerts with the Staatskapelle on December 31 and January 1. The 80-year-old conductor was diagnosed with a serious … » Read

French conductor Stéphane Denève is having his moment. The music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, recently named artistic director of the New World Symphony, and the subject of a  positive NY Times review as a … » Read

A strike by untenured adjunct faculty and lecturers , who comprise almost 90 percent of the instructional staff at the New School, including Mannes, ended on Dec. 10. The ACT-UAW Local 7902 reached a tentative agreement that will provide … » Read

Lee Bynum, VP of impact at Minnesota Opera for two years, is to be the chief of education for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) as of February 1. The description of his role by LCPA is nonspecific, other than to say he “will … » Read

Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks to Mulholland Drive , has died. He was 85. He died of natural causes on Sunday, his family said in a … » Read