In October the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will welcome back capacity audiences for a full season of subscription concerts as well as special recitals and pops concerts. Music Director Louis Langrée returns for his eighth season … » 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

Having  announced its 2021 season last October, the Santa Fe Opera last week issued a number of updates for the 30-performance, four-opera event, which opens July 10. Several cast members have withdrawn, some for issues of foreign travel … » Read

In addition to being among the world’s best known baritones, Thomas Hampson is a scholar and advocate for American music. Since 2009 his "Song of America" initiative has toured throughout Europe, introducing audiences to the voices of … » Read

The last 14 months have been especially cruel to the Metropolitan Opera, the nation’s largest performing arts organization. Already struggling to balance an annual operating budget of more than $300mn, the pandemic added to the … » Read

After long months of waiting and unfulfilled promises ,  funds from the $16bn Shuttered Venue Operators Grant initiative finally began to flow last week to music clubs, theaters, and other live-event businesses devastated by the pandemic. … » Read

Terell M. Johnson, former community engagement director for the New World Symphony, is to be the next executive director of the Chicago Philharmonic, a three-decade-old ensemble that has gone through various iterations since its founding. … » Read

Five orchestra musicians are set to receive a Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service in an online ceremony at the League of American Orchestras conference on June 7. The award carries a $2,500 cash prize for each musician, with … » Read

Carlos Miguel Prieto, Musical America’s 2019 Conductor of the Year , is to serve as artistic advisor to the North Carolina Symphony (NCS) as it continues its search for a successor to Welshman Grant Llewellyn, who exited in spring of 2020 … » Read

Cristina Rocca is to return to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as VP for artistic planning, a post she vacated in October of 2020 after five years to become artistic director of the London Philharmonic. She starts in Chicago on June 28, occupying … » Read