Among a handful of new opera recordings, few labels are as adventurous as BMOP/sound. Working in tandem with Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project, their latest release is the debut studio recording of Dominick Argento’s gothic … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO)has bolstered its conducting ranks with two additions. Chinese conductor Jiannan Cheng [pictured] joins as assistant conductor, succeeding Jonathon Taylor Rush, who held the position from 2020 to 2023, before … » Read

The College of the Holy Cross and New England Conservatory (NEC) are partnering to create a program that enables Holy Cross students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Holy Cross and a Master of Music (MM) from NEC in five years. NEC … » Read

Since 1956 New Zealand’s Song Quest has launched the careers of some of that country’s most acclaimed artists, among them Dame Malvina Major, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Phillip Rhodes, and  Madeleine Pierard. Now one of the most iconic … » Read

For health reasons, Zubin Mehta, Music Director Emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), has canceled his remaining concerts with the IPO through the end of the year. Italian conductor Vincenzo Milletarì will step in for him … » Read

It would seem that once the faculty members of the Eastern Music Festival joined the musicians’ union, in November of 2023, the fate of the 64-year old event was sealed. Today, the EMF board of directors voted to dissolve the organization … » Read

LONDON—This season marks the first time English National Opera will divide its programming between London and Manchester in a controversial move forced upon it by Arts Council England. If the company is fazed by the challenge, it … » Read

CHICAGO—Gathering an audience at Chicago’s newest music venue on a recent evening, Seth Boustead introduced himself: composer, founder and president of the nonprofit Access Contemporary Music, and, as of earlier that day, … » Read

As of Nov. 10, 2025, Ben Weston is to be the new executive director of Garsington Opera, whose annual two-month festival takes place on the Wormsly Estate in Buckinhamshire, about 40 minutes from central London. He succeeds Nicky Creed, with whom … » Read

A $5 million gift from alumnus Ed Kane and Marty Wallace to Penn Live Arts at the University of Pennsylvania will support and name a new 325-seat proscenium theater. Located in the new Student Performing Arts Center, designed by Steven Holl … » Read