When Randall Scotting jumped in as a substitute Apollo in Britten’s Death in Venice at the Royal Opera House in November 2019, it was a case of cometh the hour, cometh the man. On the back of that success, the Metropolitan Opera then asked … » Read

After a sluggish, error-prone start, the $16bn Shuttered Venue Operators Grant initiative is finally doling out money in amounts as high as $10mn. Early indications suggest that Broadway is set to fare well, and in one particular case, … » Read

This year’s Global Musician Workshop (GMW) will take place virtually from August 8 to 14. An educational initiative of Silkroad in partnership with the New England Conservatory, the GMW assembles a faculty representing various cultures, … » Read

As previously reported , the University of North Carolina School for the Arts (UNSCA) recently named new deans for three of its five schools, one each for the School of Music, Dance, and Filmmaking. Now there is more news from the conservatory, … » Read

Khori Dastoor, who started her career as a resident artist at Opera San José in 2007 and is today its general director, is to be the next general director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera, arguably the country’s most innovative large … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago returns to live performances in September and October when Enrique Mazzola, the company’s new music director, leads performances of Verdi’s Macbeth and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love . Intermissions, … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — Thunderstorms hit Germany late Monday and torrential rain poured down on southern and western parts of the country leading to dozens of accidents and hundreds of firefighter operations throughout the night. In Bavaria, some … » Read

American conductor James Gaffigan is to be the next music director of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía   of Valencia as of the coming season; he succeeds co-directors Fabio Biondi and Roberto Abbado. Gaffigan recently stepped down as … » Read

The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra (FSYO) had to scramble to pull off its first concert since March 2020. Originally slated to perform on June 27 at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, the orchestra was forced to relocate when relief … » Read

As of July 1, Swedish conductor Joachim Gustafsson takes the post of music director at Colombia’s Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra (OFB). His appointment is a result of an election, by secret ballot, by the orchestra’s 100-plus … » Read