Tuomas Hiltunen has resigned as general director of the Fort Worth Opera. Hiltunen has been in the job for two years , having succeeded Darren K. Woods, who was fired in February 2017 . The reason, he tells Theater Jones , is "because of … » Read

The winners of the 2020 Classical Grammy Awards, announced Sunday, are a mixed bag. The good news is that most of the composers represented, regardless of the category, are LIVING composers. Looks like, among new recordings anyway, the warhorses … » Read

With the chairman of the board acknowledging in his statement that the company has been going through “an enormously challenging time,” referring no doubt to the events surrounding General Director Placido Domingo’s exit, the … » Read

The strike, for now, appears to be over at the Opéra de Paris. Just a few hours before the doors opened Saturday night, a union announcement made it official and the curtain rose on schedule for Tales of Hoffmann at Opéra Bastille. … » Read

In a move perhaps not unrelated to a new principal conductor soon to come on board to succeed Vladimir Jurowski, the London Philharmonic has announced a restructuring that separates the position of chief executive and artistic director. For the … » Read

RICHMOND, Va. — The Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020 last week announced the 44 competitors who had been selected from a pool of 321 applicants for the May event. The Menuhin Competition is held every two years in a different location and … » Read

On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin installed a new culture minister, Olga Lyubimova, 39. She succeeds Vladimir Medinsky, has a background in film, TV, and journalism, and is the great-granddaughter of Vasily Kachalov, a famous … » Read

A new partnership will use $3 million in grant monies from the Mellon Foundation to help train eighth to 12 th -grade students of diverse backgrounds who want to pursue music as a career. The idea behind the so-called Baltimore-Washington Musical … » Read

LEEDS—Kurt Weill’s 1949 urban tragedy falls between two generic stools and has been made to suffer for it. Is it opera or musical theater? What kind of voice does it need, classically trained or Broadway belter? Does music drive the … » Read

As of June 30, the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) will be in the market for a new executive director. Shauna Quill is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” The NYYS board hopes to have a new executive director in place by the time … » Read