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

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