LONDON—Perhaps the bleakest opera of them all, certainly the most harrowing, Alban Berg’s taut, 95-minute Wozzeck is the study of one man’s decline into a terrifying inner darkness. Episodes of degradation and humiliation … » Read

The American Pianists Association (APA) has hired Chris Williams, executive VP of Concert Artists Guild of five years, to be its next CEO. He starts in July, relocating to Indianapolis and succeeding Peter Mraz, who resigned in July 2022 ; Joanne … » Read

It took composer Dylan Mattingly [pictured], working with Thomas Bartscherer, more than a decade to create the opera Stranger Love . On May 20, it took the composer’s 28-member ensemble Contemporaneous six hours to perform the work’s … » Read

The period of time in an opera singer’s life between student productions and hoped-for roles with a major company can often be a professional desert, devoid of opportunities to perform. In 2019, three friends in Seattle—Christine … » Read

The Philly POPS has amended its lawsuit against the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. (POKC), claiming POKC has a monopoly on programming and performances held at Verizon Hall. What appears to have been added is POKC's alleged control … » Read

Anthony Blake Clark, director of choruses for the Richmond (VA) Symphony, music director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and artistic director of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York, is to be the next director of the … » Read

May must be management merger month: Ten days ago, ADA Artist Management joined forces with UIA Talent Agency , the former dropping its moniker, such that Manhattan-based UIA now has a roster of 250. This week, London-based Sulivan Sweetland and … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—The fusion of mortal pain and divine consolation, macabre marches and murmurous chants, a centuries-old Latin mass text and the World War I-era fury of Wilfred Owen’s verse take hold early in Benjamin Britten’s … » Read

After six months of at times fractious negotiations , the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Central City Opera (CCO) reached a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement, which that took effect on May 19, two days before a preview … » Read

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will head to Europe this summer for five concerts, all under the baton of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. “I am so delighted to lead these … » Read