After less than two years, Kelly Tweeddale is out as executive director of the San Francisco Ballet as of June 28. Lured from the Vancouver Symphony in September 2019, she had previously worked for the Seattle Opera and the Cleveland Orchestra, … » Read

Performance Santa Fe, a presenter of high-profile classical music artists, along with dance and other disciplines, has named Amy Iwano as its executive director. She steps into the new role in September, succeeding Chad Hilligus, who left last … » Read

As the pandemic (hopefully) recedes into the background, Esa-Pekka Salonen has released plans for his first full season as music director of the San Francisco Symphony. Eschewing a single slogan for his programming ideas, Salonen instead cites … » Read

Louis Andriessen, among the most important compositional voices of modern times, died this morning in Weesp, near Amsterdam. He was 82. As original as he was controversial, Andriessen is said to have influenced an entire generation of composers. … » Read

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