The Kentucky Opera has announced two leadership appointments. Peggy Kriha Miller has been selected as interim general director & CEO, succeeding Barbara Lynne Jamison, who took over as head of Opera Colorado on August 1. The … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has tapped Christian Blex of Germany as the winner of its biennial Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award (YCA); Blex, 31, took top honors after leading a concert with the Camerata Salzburg over the weekend at the Main … » Read

In a characteristic move against the popular will, the Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee last week dealt a deathblow to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The committee vote, along party lines, refused to restore $1.1 billion … » Read

LONDON—Mahler’s Second Symphony is a massive draw these days, so it was no surprise to find this August 2 BBC Prom at full capacity (the Prommers standing in the Royal Albert Hall arena were packed in like sardines.) What was, … » Read

Adriaan Fuchs, director of festivals and special projects at Carnegie Hall, is to be the new CEO and artistic director of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO). Fuchs, 43, will succeed Louis Heyneman, in the job for 25 years. Fuchs has been … » Read

Chloé Dufresne, a former Dudamel Fellow with a masters in conducting from the Sibelius Academy and top placements in several international competitions, is to be the new music director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as of next … » Read

Robert Wilson, the pioneering American director, designer, and one-off theatrical visionary whose original fusion of visual art, sound, and movement have reshaped ideas of contemporary performance for over five decades, has died at the age of 83. … » Read

For 15 years Chicago’s Haymarket Opera Company has been presenting enchanting productions of baroque opera. These are often rarely heard works like Telemann’s Pimpinone and feature top-notch singers and an orchestra entirely at home … » Read

The Nashville Symphony has announced the retirement of President & CEO Alan D. Valentine at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season. It marks the end of a transformative 28-year tenure and an unprecedented period of artistic and institutional … » Read

In a move to reaffirm its commitment to public inclusion, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will launch Orpheus for All this October. The new initiative will offer free tickets for every seat at its 2025-26 season-opening concert at Carnegie Hall. The … » Read