You just can’t keep a good man down, it seems. David Hyslop, a legend in the world of running orchestras and/or consulting for them, is the new interim president and CEO of the Reno (NV) Philharmonic. He steps into the position vacated by … » Read

LONDON—Back in the 19th century, Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri) was Robert Schumann’s most popular work. A mishmash of decorative Orientalism and Christian morality, its slushy sentiment appealed to pious Victorian … » Read

The Salzburg Festival’s choice of operas this summer scarcely ventured beyond the tried and true with one notable exception, Behuslav Martinu’s Greek Passion , a work ardently admired by many but here making its festival debut (viewed … » Read

On Aug. 22, following a concert at the Berlioz Festival in La Côte-Saint-André in south-eastern France, 80-year-old conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner slapped and punched bass William Thomas in the face. The singer’s apparent … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel is to conduct the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) on August 26, the first time he will have led his alma mater outside of Venezuela in seven years. He last … » Read

The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021 meant the reintroduction of a regime that criminalizes musical expression, especially among women. For Huma Rahimi, who had learned to play the sitar at the Afghan National Institute of … » Read

Patty Isacson Sabee, current executive director of Planet Word in Washington, D.C., former CEO of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, is to succeed Wayne S. Brown as president and CEO of the Detroit Opera. Brown, who succeeded the late founding … » Read

This has been a summer of epic thunderstorms and steamy heat in Bayreuth, paralleling the controversy surrounding the storied festival’s future. Through four generations of Wagners, and legendary internal and external squabbles, the … » Read

OPERA America has announced the seven inductees of the Class of 2023 into the Opera Hall of Fame. Established in 2020 to mark the 50 th anniversary of Opera America, the Hall of Fame includes artists, administrators, and advocates who have … » Read

In announcing its upcoming season of eight programs performed at four different venues, Santa Barbara chamber music group Camerata Pacifica noted that its new executive director, in the job since June 1, was Ana Papakhian [pictured]. She succeeds … » Read