Jeanne Lamon, an early music specialist who transformed the Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra into an internationally celebrated ensemble, died on June 20. She was 71 and had lived in Victoria, BC, since her retirement in 2014. Born and … » Read

San Francisco Opera is characterizing its 2021-22 season as a “transitional,” not least because of the very recent reopening of the state in which it resides and the need to space out performances as well as seats. Moving smoothly … » Read

PARIS (AFP) -- Simon Rattle, music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, considers it "a miracle" they are headed to France for their first international shows since the pandemic, though Brexit still poses a long-term threat. The logistics … » Read

Yuval Sharon [pictured], founder and artistic director of The Industry and recent artistic director of the Michigan Opera Theater, is getting some help. Sonic artist Ash Fure and interdisciplinary artist Malik Gaines are joining The Industry as … » Read

The Princeton (NJ) Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and The Princeton Festival are merging. Approved by both boards on June 10, the newly created organization, PSO, Inc., will operate under the leadership of the PSO’s Music Director Rossen Milanov … » Read

PARIS (AP) — South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at Paris’s main airport after arriving this week for a starring role at the Theatre des … » Read

LOS ANGELES – So there will be music in Walt Disney Concert Hall this fall and winter after all, for the Los Angeles Philharmonic revealed plans for its 2021-2022 season on Tuesday. The announcement came about four months later than … » Read

The Chicago Opera Theater flexes its muscle next season as Chicago’s distinctively “other” opera company. Showing creative chic, it has come up with a concert version of Carmen starring Jamie Barton in the title role and … » Read

Michele Mariotti has been named as successor to Daniele Gatti as music director of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. The 42-year-old Italian conductor, currently music director at Teatro Comunale di Bologna, assumes his new post November 2022 … » Read

The Chicago Symphony, which plans to unveil its 2021-22 season next month, has announced its first artist in residence; she is Hilary Hahn, a violinist of worldwide fame, of course, but also one of the most generous artist-contributors to the … » Read