Louisa Proske, co-founder and co-artistic director of Heartbeat Opera, will step down to become associate artistic director of Oper Halle; she will, at the same time stay connected to the bold, eight-year-old New York based company with the title … » Read

American soprano Gianna Rolandi died at her home in Chicago on June 20, 2021. She was 68. Born in New York City in 1952, she grew up in South Carolina and first studied violin and voice at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. She studied … » 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

This year’s commemorations received a boost when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. The event dates back to the end of the Civil War when, on June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union … » Read

South Korean baritone Gihoon Kim won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 on the weekend, the sole male among the five finalists. Held in Wales on the stage of an empty St. David's Hall in Cardiff, home of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, … » Read

On June 12 and 13, The Woodland’s Cemetery in Philadelphia provided the backdrop for performances of we got time , composer Matana Roberts' “experimental protest music” honoring Breonna Taylor. Each of the 24 members of the The … » Read

On June 11 the Copyright Royalty Board took an overdue step toward promoting a healthier music industry, increasing the royalty payments for digital performances of sound recordings over the Internet by webcasters like Pandora and SiriusXM. The … » Read

Concerts in the first seven weeks of the Boston Symphony’s 2021-22 season, announced today, will have no intermissions, a (hopefully) last remnant of Covid-19 precautions, along with touchless ticketing and an updated ventilation system in … » Read

The Kimmel Center and The Philadelphia Orchestra are combining forces to create a new parent company, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., with the orchestra’s President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky as overseer. The new … » Read

For  New Works, Bold Voices Lab , one of four principal offerings of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’s Covid-tailored outdoor season, the company commissioned an evening of three premieres (seen on June 12), each lasting less than 30 … » Read