Two longtime supporters of the Austin Opera (AO)—Sarah and Ernest Butler—have given the company $3.3mn to support Spanish language programming and appoint an inaugural curator of Hispanic and Latinx repertoire and performers. … » Read

In December of last year, three Black Long Beach Opera (LBO) staff members resigned amid allegations that the company fostered a culture of misogyny and racism. Two additional staffers—a BIPOC designer and a female LBO … » Read

Benefit concerts are nothing new, but the sheer volume of events in support of Ukraine is surely unprecedented. The musical offerings have ranged from opera to country, with venues as different in scope as the Metropolitan Opera and an ad hoc … » Read

Violinist Philippe Quint [pictured] has joined Wittenberg Artists for worldwide general management. Quint, who has 18 recordings to his credit, including his latest of transcribed Charlie Chaplin songs, is an internationally known soloist … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — For soprano Ailyn Peréz, being rejected by the man she loves is all part of the job these days. But accepting a marriage proposal in front of a live audience? That was once in a lifetime. Peréz is … » Read

Riccardo Minasi, chief conductor of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, is the new music director of Tetrao Carlo Felice in Genoa. He’ll conduct two operas and four symphonic programs for each of the next three seasons, starting in 2022-23. … » Read

The J. Paul Getty Trust, whose $9.2bn endowment makes it the world’s wealthiest arts institution, has chosen New York University Provost Katherine E. Fleming as its new president and CEO. She follows James Cuno, who will retire this summer … » Read

Over four decades, Janet Cowperthwaite has been the magician behind the curtain making the Kronos Quartet a leader in the world of contemporary music. As a 21-year-old college senior in San Francisco, she took a part-time job helping around the … » Read

Brexit appears to be the gift that just keeps on giving. In a recent appearance before the U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Jessica Koravos, president of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Really Useful Group, told MPs that it … » Read

Santtu-Matias Rouvali will be leaving the Tampere Philharmonic at the end of 2022-23, marking ten years as its chief conductor. The 36-year-old rising Finn, among those “auditioning” this season for Jaap van Zweden’s job as New … » Read