Jonas Kaufmann’s cancellations are becoming more frequent than his appearances. In June, reviews reported vocal troubles in Werther at the Royal Opera House, from which he withdrew on the final night (replaced, to acclaim, by Juan Diego … » Read

A disruptive environmental protest at the opening night of the BBC Proms might well prove a portent of things to come for a British institution seemingly under attack. With major London performing arts institutions facing sharp cuts in government … » Read

The 12th World Choir Games (WCG), concluded July 13 in Gangneung, Korea, following what the organization describes as “the largest global choral competition,” and awarding some 69 Gold, 19 Silver, and four Bronze medals after 11 days … » Read

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has announced the death of André Watts, distinguished professor of piano, on July 12 at the age of 77. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, he was a child prodigy and initially studied with his mother; … » Read

The Shed, envisioned by its donors as a $495 million font of avant-garde creativity amid the glass and steel of the Hudson Yards remake in lower Manhattan, has hired the CEO of the Boston Ballet, Meredith Hodges, for the same role. The move is … » Read

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has announced a three-year extension—to 2029—to the contract of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles. At that time, he will have served in that capacity for 23 years. Speaking on behalf of the … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has some inventive programming going for it, thanks largely to both its current and immediate past music directors, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Michael Tilson Thomas. But, according to San Francisco Classical Voice … » Read

National Sawdust, the Brooklyn-based performing arts venue that enjoys a reputation for nurturing the careers of curious and groundbreaking artists, many of them historically marginalized, has completed the $21 million acquisition and renovation … » Read

Italian conductor Mino Marani [pictured], 37, is to be the new Heidelberg General Music Director (GMD) as of 2024-25, pending final approval by the city council. He is the current Kapellmeister of Staatstheater Braunschweig. Recent Heidelberg … » Read

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard—film composer, multiple Grammy winner, and recently christened opera composer ( Fire Shut up in My Bones, Champion )—has just had his jazz credentials re-confirmed, announced as one of the four National … » Read