Fort Worth Opera will lose its third general director in recent years; Afton Battle, in the post since 2020, has resigned as of next month. She succeeded Tuomas Hiltunen, in the job two years , who succeeded Darren K. Woods, who was fired in … » Read

Intermusica Artist Management, now in its 40 th year, with offices in London, Munich, Vienna, and Berlin, has added two staff members to work with its growing roster. Nathan Morrison is the new associate director of the Vocal and Opera … » Read

The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) will be disbursing almost $32mn in funds to 1,032 arts organizations throughout the state. Grants are based on applications submitted in September 2021 for a peer review process and final approval by … » Read

At the request of Matthias Schulz, who will become intendant and artistic director of the Zurich Opera House in the 2025-26 season, the organization has extended the contract of Gianandrea Noseda as general music director for an additional three … » Read

Carol Becker will step down as dean of Columbia University’s School of the Arts at the end of this academic year. The announcement came today in a letter from President Lee C. Bollinger. In the top job since 2007, she’ll remain on the … » Read

STOCKHOLM--Cellist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma was presented with the 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize by Swedish King Karl XVI Gustav at a gala award ceremony here on October 18. Ma is the fifth recipient of the prize and the first solo instrumentalist. … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO--Ars Minerva, the seven-year-old company that has made a name for itself in the Bay Area by reviving forgotten Baroque operas, has held up its reputation for musical verve and theatrical cheekiness with its latest offering, … » Read

First impressions can make or break a relationship. For the Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, his first rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in December 2021 “was one of the best first impressions I’ve ever had of an … » Read

While the pandemic that paralyzed the performing arts world has receded, its aftereffects continue to haunt organizations whose audiences are continuing to stay away. This is a  national phenomenon that is generally attributed to a … » Read

CULVER CITY, CA – It’s uncanny how often the subject matter of new operas these days coincides, intended or not, with real-life events. Case in point: Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann’s Arkhipov performed for the first … » Read