LONDON—Opera Holland Park has a reputation as an operatic lifesaver, resuscitating the neglected, and even at times resurrecting the dead. Its double bill of Delius’s scarcely heard of, let alone heard Margot la Rouge and … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Charles Jennens’s Biblically based libretto for Handel’s 1745 oratorio Belshazzar stakes out its agenda in straightforward terms. Held captive in Babylon by the title character, the Judeans are freed by Cyrus the … » Read

Sheldon Artists has signed several new conductors for North American management, two of whom were previously self-managed and one who has a European-based general manager but will be represented Stateside by Sheldon. Among the former group is … » Read

Competition winners rarely elicit the kind of excitement these days that once attended the reception of legends like Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich, or Van Cliburn. Often members of the merely “loud and fast” … » Read

SEATTLE—A gripping performance of the Verdi Requiem last month not only served as the Seattle Symphony’s (SSO) season finale but drew a double bar over a year marked by turbulent change. Thomas Dausgaard’s abrupt resignation as … » Read

Lauren Pearl is giving new meaning to the term high-flying soprano. Sure, her latest venture calls for her to sing up to a high C, but plenty of operatic heroines have to do that. What’s different in Pearl’s case is that she will be … » Read

The very best of intentions can sometimes lead both individuals and organizations astray. Such would appear to be the case at the Long Beach Opera (LBO), which saw three Black employees resign last March on the eve of the 2022 season’s … » Read

On August 24, tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died in September 2007, will be honored with the dedication of a star on Hollywood’s iconic Walk of Fame. Possessing one of the world’s most recognizable voices, the singer will be the 2,730 … » Read

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra , brainchild of Canadian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, whose grandmothers are Ukrainian and Icelandic, wife of Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb, made its debut in Warsaw’s National Concert Hall on July 28. … » Read

Greg Holland, an executive affiliate of Nederlander Worldwide, as well as an executive producer of a number of Broadway shows in his own right, is to succeed Judy Lisi as president and CEO of the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts … » Read