Damon Bristo recently resigned director of artistic administration for the Opera Theater of St. Louis. He had been placed on unpaid leave upon his arrest on July 23 for child sex trafficking in the second degree. The news was first reported on … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has named Tazewell Thompson as director of opera studies in the school’s Vocal Arts Division. The Harlem native, who assumes his position immediately, is charged with developing a cohesive vision for the … » Read

Pondering the state of classical music, especially opera, in a post-Covid world is not a happy pastime. Indeed, one wonders when, if ever, it will again be possible to see operas we want to see—including demanding ones of ample … » Read

On Aug. 31, Kent Nagano will depart the Montreal Symphony Orchestra after 14 years as music director. He arrived on the heels of the tumultuous 25-year reign of Charles Dutoit, who  resigned in 2002 upon learning that his musicians were to … » Read

Marty Camino is the new executive director of the Center for the Arts in Jackson, WY. He succeeds David Rothman who resigned in March after a year in the job. Camino, who first relocated to Jackson Hole in 2013 to work for the Grand Teton Music … » Read

MONTREAL -- Music lovers streamed into an airport parking lot, socially distancing in cars to listen to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven, Ravel, and Mozart in between flights taking off. "I normally spend a lot of time either in … » 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

Halfway through this most unusual summer, the new releases keep coming. Below is a selection of highlights, including Mahler symphonies, choral rarities, and plenty of anniversary-year Beethoven. June 5 Mahler : Symphony No. 7 Minnesota Orchestra … » Read

On Aug. 11, the second edition of Philadelphia’s All City Orchestra Summer Academy (ACOSA) concludes when the Mann Center’s Facebook page posts the students’ performance of the “Farandole” movement from Bizet’s … » Read

Joe Gentry McKaughan, Vice President of Public Affairs at Lincoln Center for some 30 years, died on May 15, 2020, at a hospice in Griffin, GA, his hometown. After he retired from LincInc in the late 1980s/early 90s, he moved back to Griffin, … » Read