Opera Australia CEO Rory Jeffes has announced his resignation, though set no specific date. He came to the company in summer of 2017 , having served the previous ten years as managing director of the Sydney Symphony. In an email to staff, … » Read

The development of vaccines for Covid-19 promises eventual immunity from a devastating virus. But it does nothing to help those who have suffered from the disease and are attempting recovery from its resulting respiratory damage. A new program … » Read

San Francisco Opera’s spring programming, which launches next month, tackles the how-to-perform-during-Covid challenge on three distinct fronts: Live performances at the drive-in, streamed material from the archives, and just-recorded … » Read

Love it or hate it, the 15-plus minutes of Maurice Ravel’s hypnotic Bolero are unique. A new play set to premiere online on Feb. 25 suggests that the French composer and the Canadian painter Anne Adams, whose signature work is titled … » Read

The Detroit Symphony has optimistically announced a fully live season for 2021-22, marking the first complete one for Jader Bignamini, its music director since January 2020. In doing so, the DSO is way ahead of the pack among American orchestras, … » Read

Zubin Mehta has been released from the hospital in Milan after suffering a bout of “fatigue” during a rehearsal for Salome at La Scala. He has been advised to continue to rest, however. As a result, La Scala Music Director Riccardo … » Read

For more than two decades, James Conlon, LA Opera’s music director, among other considerable credits, has been on a mission with “Recovered Voices,” his project that studies, promotes, and performs composers who were forgotten … » Read

Peter G. Davis, who wrote about opera and its proponents with a depth of knowledge and flair for phrase virtually unmatched by any of his generation, has died at the age of 84. His death was confirmed by his partner of 40 years, Scott Parris. … » Read

For some groups, turning to the digital universe to reach audiences has been an act of pure audience engagement and development, without much attention to revenue generation. For others, such as the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS), the … » 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