SEATAC, Washington (AP)— Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods. London’s Heathrow Airport built a stage … » Read

The Mellon Foundation has appointed a new program director for arts and culture to succeed Emil J. Kang, who steps down at the end of the year. The announcement of Kang's successor, Deana Haggag, a program officer, is the first public news of his … » Read

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía has announced that James Gaffigan will end his four-year term as musical director upon the expiration of his contract on Aug. 31, 2025. The theater praised the American conductor’s expansion of the … » Read

Christoph Meyer has announced that he will resign as general director of the Deutsche Oper am Rheim after more than 15 seasons on March 30, 2025. “Unfortunately… I had to accept that my state of health does not allow me to continue … » Read

The Charlotte (NC) Symphony Orchestra will take on John Luther Adams’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean as its second “immersive experience” in three performances—Feb.  28 to March 1, 2025. The 90-minute, … » Read

Composer/ conductor Tan Dun was named Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture at a ceremony on Dec. 13 at Musée Guimetin Paris. Named a Chevalier des Arts… in 2019, Tan Dun received this higher moniker … » Read

LONDON—As the new chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano has made British music a key component of his opening season. This December 15 concert at the Barbican Centre—a program of major works by Vaughan … » Read

Amanda Robie has been promoted from managing director to executive director of the Saratoga Opera , a position that sees her working closely with Mary Birnbaum, general and artistic director.  A resident of Saratoga Springs, Robie has sung … » Read

Nicholas Hersh, onetime associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), is to return as the first principal conductor of the BSO Academy, an annual week-long program for adults of rehearsals, performances, and workshops alongside … » Read

Asmik Grigorian, the Lithuanian soprano who made a stunning debut at the Metropolitan Opera last spring as Madama Butterfly , returned to New York on Dec. 12 with an all-Russian program of songs by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff in Zankel Hall, … » Read