WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he’s devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to … » Read

Nearly 50 years ago, a young Chung Myung-whun made his first visit to Italy and quickly fell in love with the country, its food (especially pasta), and its music. He first conducted at La Scala in 1989, and since then has led 84 opera … » Read

After a two-year search, the Tallahassee (FL) Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has selected Yaniv Dinur as its new music director.. The Jerusalem-born conductor was one of the five finalists (from among 159 applicants) to succeed Darko Butorac, who … » Read

Two of Australia’s biggest presenters—Opera Australia and the Australia Ballet—finished their most recent fiscal years with operating deficits that together equal almost AU$20 million. The opera company posted a AU$10 million … » Read

CHICHESTER, U.K.—Sixteen days after Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms got its world premiere in New York, on July 15, 1965, it reached the English cathedral city that had commissioned it. The Very Reverend Walter Hussey, Dean of … » Read

The Boston Conservatory at Berklee has named Kevin Haden as its new dean of music, effective July 1. He succeeds Michael Shinn, who was named executive director last  October 2024 and to whom Haden will now report, overseeing a faculty of … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, and Applause , died May 15.. He was 96. … » Read

Opera Las Vegas (OLV) has named Cecilia “Ceci” Violetta López as general director and CEO effective July 1, 2025. She is the fifth general director in the history of the 27-year-old company. An Idaho native who studied music … » Read

The Solti Foundation U.S. on May 15 announced career assistance awards, now in their 25th year, to 18 American conductors, ages 36 and under. Each receives $30,000 toward professional training, across a two year period. For eight recipients, this … » Read

Citing “a culture of anxiety and uncertainty” and a “lack of transparency,” more than 90 “trust” (nonfederal) employees at the Kennedy Center—about 60 percent of those eligible—have signed cards … » Read