Gil Wechsler, who as the Metropolitan Opera’s first resident lighting designer spent over 20 years casting light on 114 productions (74 of them new), died on July 9. He was 79. He first arrived at the Met in 1977, having already designed … » Read

SANTA FE, NM--Of all the mythological subjects to furnish material for operas, the story of Dionysus’s revenge against the city of Thebes and its ruler, as memorialized in Euripides’s drama  The Bacchae , may well be the most … » Read

The Sphinx Organization has awarded its Medal of Excellence, and accompanying $50,000 career grant, to each of three artists: pianist Michelle Cann, violinist Randall Goosby, and soprano Karen Slack. “These leaders set extraordinary … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

It’s quite an undertaking for a country house opera company to develop and present the world premiere of a substantial new work. Kudos is therefore due to the privately funded Grange Park Opera, whose purpose-built opera house hosts a … » Read

While the pandemic was hard on all classical musicians, its ill effects were particularly cruel for free-lance instrumentalists and singers who lacked the support, meager though it often was, that most full-season performance groups were able to … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has partnered with WolfBrown’s Audience Outlook Monitor to survey potential audience members about their current willingness to return to live events. The results make for sometimes uncomfortable reading … » Read

Ian Robertson, Chorus Director at San Francisco Opera, is to retire at the end of 2021 after a remarkable 35 years in the role. His period with SFO constitutes the longest tenure of any individual in an artistic leadership role in the … » Read

Guido Lamell, Music Director of the Santa Monica Symphony, and for over 40 years a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, passed away on July 13 after suffering a heart attack. Lamell, a much-loved instrumentalist and maestro, had been … » Read

Portland Opera has announced that Priti Gandhi will be the company’s new Artistic Director. Gandhi arrives from Minnesota Opera where she was Chief Artistic Officer. Her responsibilities will overlap with those of PO’s former Director … » Read