LONDON--Ever since Peter Sellars’s ground-breaking 1996 Glyndebourne production of Handel’s Theodora , it has been clear that the 65-year-old composer’s penultimate oratorio is not only a viable stage work but a gift to the … » Read

An anonymous source within the Mariinsky Theater reports that the orchestra performed three concerts in January in Moscow, despite a majority of the players suffering from Covid-19. The source adds that the orchestra’s musicians are … » Read

In announcing its upcoming festival season, May 28-June 26, Opera Theater of Saint Louis (OTSL) has named Daniela Candillari as its principal conductor; she will lead one of the four productions per season, including this year’s Carmen . … » Read

Beginning Feb. 8, Carnegie Hall+, the new premium subscription  video on-demand channel, will be adding a number of top-drawer performances to its offerings. Five stand out as highlights: Lang Lang’s Carnegie Hall Recital Debut (full … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — After enduring repeated COVID-19 testing and a 5,400-mile (8690-kilometer) flight from London to become the first international symphony to tour the United States in 23 months, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra arrived in … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO--When the COVID-19 crisis hit in 2020, musicians, like the rest of us, responded in various, ever-shifting ways. Some holed up in relative silence. Others took to online platforms. Depending on where they were, some ventured out and … » Read

The Chicago Lyric Opera welcomed the month of February with an announcement of its 2022-23 season, its 68 th and the first of the post-pandemic era. Verdi’s Ernani is the season opener (Sept. 9-Oct. 1), with direction by Louisa Muller and … » Read

Maria Rosario Jackson, confirmed as the 13 th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts in Decembe r,  combines her passion for the arts with an experienced urban planner’s conviction that they are essential building blocks for … » Read

Marie Jacquot, first Kapellmeister at Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf / Duisburg, has been selected to succeed Alexander Vedernikov as chief conductor of the Royal Danish Theater as of 2023-24. The 31-year-old French conductor has signed a … » Read

Edward Gardner, new principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, chief conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic, has been appointed artistic director of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet as of February 1, enroute to becoming music … » Read