The drama in the personal lives of today’s opera divas doesn’t hold a candle to that of Lydia Locke, an American soprano of the early 20 th century whose biography includes seven marriages, two dead husbands, and a stolen baby. Born … » Read

Kevin Lin, co-leader of the London Philharmonic, is to be the new concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony. He assumes the post as of next season; in the meantime, he has been serving as guest concertmaster for Indianapolis’s current … » Read

The Cincinnati Symphony has for the third time extended the contract of its music director, Louis Langrée. Currently in his seventh season with the CSO, he is now committed through 2023-24. The news was announced at the orchestra’s … » Read

Ballet BC (British Columbia) has chosen one its favorite choreographers to be its next artistic director, taking over in July 2020 in time for the company’s 2020-21 season, its 35 th . He is Nederlands Dans Theater alumnus Medhi Walerski, … » Read

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF), where, since 2004,  some 400 musicals—including Next to Normal and [title of show] ––first saw the light of day, has filed for bankruptcy.  Since August, West Hyler, the producing … » Read

As wildfires continue to devastate Australia, destroying more than two thousand homes and acreage comparable in size to the state of Indiana, the Sydney Opera House over the weekend illuminated its iconic sails to pay tribute to those fighting … » Read

Is Jaap van Zweden headed back to the Concertgebouw? The current music director of the New York and Hong Kong philharmonics recently scored a triumph on the podium of the Concertgebouw, where he held the position of concertmaster for nearly two … » Read

Maria Seletskaja, a former professional ballet soloist, is the new conductor-in-residence of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Working under Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin, Seletskaja began her two-year appointment … » Read

In his first appointment as the new CEO and president of Colbert Artists, Lee Prinz has brought Martha Bonta on board as the firm’s new VP and artist manager. Bonta has been an independent consultant since 2017, when she exited New York … » Read

The Atlanta Ballet’s top fundraiser is to be the new president and CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony as of February 1. Steven Libman, Atlanta’s chief advancement officer since 2014, succeeds Jacksonville's Robert Massey, now CEO of the … » Read