Linda Moxley , VP of marketing and communications for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is headed to Florida, where she is to be the first ever executive director of the Sarasota Concert Association, which, heretofore, has been run by a volunteer … » Read

The pandemic has been particularly hard on devotees of choral singing, as several incidents have demonstrated that choruses provide fertile ground for the spread of the coronavirus . So, when Bob Morris, for whom singing four-part harmony is … » Read

The music industry has been struggling to determine exactly what steps are necessary to ensure that a return to live performance can be safe for musicians and audiences. While several scientific studies have identified aerosols—tiny … » Read

Miah Im , director of opera studies at Rice University and music director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, is to be head coach of the Aspen Music Festival and School’s new Opera Theater VocalARTS program. An AMFS alumna, she will assist … » Read

The operatic canon abounds with villains, many of whom suffer few consequences flowing from their malevolence. Baron Scarpia in Tosca , the Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlos , Iago in Otello , Sparafucile in Rigoletto , and Alberich in the Ring … » Read

This year’s Salzburg Easter Festival will take place as planned, March 27-April 5, 2021, but with one major change: Turandot , starring Anna Netrebko, will be in-concert, with the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by its music director and … » Read

When the call came telling jazz singer/composer Cecile McLorin Salvant that she was to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, commonly referred to as a “genius grant,” she told the caller, “You made a mistake. Because it’s … » Read

On Oct. 6, 400 musicians came together in London’s Parliament Square to protest the Johnson government’s thus far feeble response to calls for financial relief for British free-lancers. “We’ve all spent years and years … » Read

While the pandemic has made it tricky for orchestras to perform, it has been a little easier for chamber groups, hence the recent deluge of new recordings by small ensembles, many of them offering repertoire by living composers. Top billing goes … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company, now sharing its general director with the Paris Opera , has cancelled its plans for the 2020-21 season. “Given the ongoing uncertainties around large-scale gatherings,” writes General Director Alexander … » Read