David Lomelí, director of artistic administration for the Dallas Opera, is to be the Santa Fe Opera’s chief artistic officer as of May 1. The position is newly created, necessitated by the departure of Artistic Director Alexander … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. Corea died Tuesday of a rare form of … » Read

Bigger is not necessarily better for opera companies dealing with a global pandemic. Since mid-March, when the Covid-19 coronavirus stopped the performing arts in their tracks, small, already innovative companies like NYC’s Heartbeat Opera … » Read

In the continuing post-Columbia Artists, pandemic readjustments among artist management firms, the New York City-based Stratagem Artists , founded as a “boutique” agency by Justin Werner in 2018, has expanded its roster considerably … » Read

What has proven to be a perfect pairing—young string players from the Heifetz International Music Institute performing for patients from nearby Augusta Health—is the inspiration for HeartStrings, a new partnership that will … » Read

China, the first nation to suffer the pandemic, is now well on the way to controlling the virus. As live audiences are beginning to return to the halls, they are encountering a cultural landscape that has undergone considerable change. One of the … » Read

Emily Threlfall Yoon, former senior VP for the defunct Columbia Artists Management, not to be confused with CAMI Music, which is still operating, has joined ICM Partners as an agent in the concerts department. Yoon’s primary claim to fame … » Read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new museum two decades in the making is telling the interconnected story of Black musical genres through the lens of American history. The National Museum of African American Music , which opened with a virtual … » Read

Between March 13 and the end of November 2020, the Dallas arts organizations lost more than $95mn and wiped out more than 1,000 jobs. The impact on the city’s cultural landscape has been “devastating,” said Jennifer Scripps, … » Read

The arrival of new leadership often offers the optimal moment for an organization to rebrand itself. The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), which recently saw the retirement of its music director of 25 years, Michael Tilson Thomas, and the employ of … » Read