Arabella Arts has signed American conductor Joseph Young , music director of the Berkeley Symphony, to its roster for worldwide management. Previously with William Reinert Associates, Young is artistic director of ensembles for the Peabody … » Read

For much of the past century, Russian liturgical music, which includes some of the world’s most compelling choral works, went unperformed due to the Bolshevik suppression of all religious expression. Such was the fate of Liturgy , an … » Read

Jamal J. Rossi will step down as dean of the Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, at the close of the 2023-24 academic year, when his contract expires. He has been in the job since 2014, having previously served as both … » Read

Artis-Naples, the hybrid cultural institution comprised of the Baker Museum and the Naples Philharmonic , has announced the completion of its Future—Forward Campaign for Cultural Excellence. Launched in 2016, the effort has raised more than … » Read

Musicians of the Lyric Opera of Chicago have signed a five-year contract in advance of the current one’s expiration, on June 30. The company presented a rosy future to the players. "We are encouraged by Lyric's plan for growth of the … » Read

Relying on data from its 2022 season, the Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has announced that its annual economic impact in Warren, Polk, and Dallas counties is $12mn. This represents an increase of $8.6mn in annual economic impact since the last … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Verdi’s great, penultimate opera Otello will always occupy a special place in the history of Los Angeles Opera. It was the company’s opening production in October 1986, an event that in hindsight shattered the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—Sonja Frisell was a nine-year-old growing up in England when she saw still photos of Caesar and Cleopatra , a 1945 movie starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains. “My mother wouldn’t take me to it because she said it … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, which recently received $25 million as a challenge grant toward a $100 million endowment boost, has added a new position to its conducting staff: Principal Conductor, Dallas Symphony Presents. First to fill it, as … » Read

Carlos Kalmar, director of orchestral studies and principal conductor at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) since 2021, current principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, is facing a Title IX investigation into … » Read