Donald Runnicles will leave the Deutsche Oper Berlin as General Music Director in 2026, one year ahead of the expiration of his current contract. His departure will thus coincide with the arrival of Aviel Cahn as the new Intendant, thereby … » Read

Concluding a two-year search, Switzerland’s Bern Symphony Orchestra has chosen Krzysztof Urbanski to succeed Mario Venzango as music director, effective in 2024. The 40- year-old Polish conductor first led the orchestra last season in the … » Read

The WFMT Radio Network based in Chicago broadcast on Sept. 2 the first in a series of four operas staged by the China National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing. The network reaches 360 markets, covering most of the country. The … » Read

Opera Holland Park’s Rigoletto might easily have been just another London night at the opera. That it turned out to be rather special was largely down to conductor Lee Reynolds. Despite reduced forces, he managed to pull a rabbit out of the … » Read

The aftershocks from Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s reported assault on English bass William Thomas following a concert in France on Aug 22 continue. In a statement issued on Aug. 31, Gardiner’s management announced that their client will … » Read

The New Jersey Symphony has announced a series of cost-saving measures designed to save the organization $650,000 in the current fiscal year. Recent tax info information puts the budget at about $13 million. The 2023 2024 season will see a … » Read

The San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Music Center have appointed new senior fundraising executives. Georgi Kelly [pictured] joins SFO as chief philanthropy officer on October 2, where she succeeds Lisa Bury, who left the company last spring. … » Read

“I’m in heaven,” Nathalie Stutzmann tells James Paulk when describing her time conducting five performances of Tannhäuser at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival. The current music director of the Atlanta Symphony … » Read

Goodwill was in the air at this August 28 concert before even a single note had sounded. First of all, there was the inclusion of the no-longer to be axed BBC Singers. Their late-in-the-day appearance at the 2023 Proms followed a … » Read

Frank Oteri is stepping down as editor of NewMusicBox , the online magazine he created 24 years ago, to join The New School’s College of Performing Arts this fall as a full-time faculty member. "When I was hired… I believed strongly, … » Read