Conductor Michael Stern, eager to spend more time with his family in Connecticut, has added the Stamford (CT) Symphony to his music directorships. Earlier this month, he renewed his contract with the Kansas City Symphony, where he has been since … » Read

The season premiere of Verdi’s Macbeth at the Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday evening (Sept. 25) felt like a routine event, which no doubt is just the way the company wanted it. One of the most newsworthy cast changes in the company’s … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, named for the late trumpeter who led the section with distinction for over 50 years, has found its new man. Esteban Batallán becomes official in the role as of … » Read

Charlotte Schroeder has announced her intention to exit the presidency of Colbert Artists Management as of year’s end and tapped as her successor Lee Prinz, current senior VP for artist management and booking. In an open letter to … » Read

LEEDS—The Royal Opera aside, and passing respectfully over good work done by smaller outfits like English Touring Opera, most of the publicly supported British opera companies seem locked in a constant struggle with their finances and their … » Read

Francesca Campagna is the new general director for The Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO) in New York. She succeeds Jim Schaeffer, who served as artistic and general until June of 2018, when he retired after ten years in the job. The company was … » Read

Last week, Simon Woods announced he would exit the Los Angeles Philharmoni c as president and CEO; today Paul Meecham has announced he will leave the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera as president and CEO—in five days, no less. Meecham has been in … » Read

Gianandrea Noseda is reinventing the National Symphony. As his third season at the NSO’s helm begins, he has already hired 16 musicians—about one-sixth of the orchestra. “Ultimately, my goal as music director is to blend the … » Read

The  Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA), the only music school on the island of Zanzibar, is in trouble. The inability of almost 70 percent of the school’s 80 students to pay tuition (about $13 a month) has created a financial crisis … » Read

When the English National Opera performed Porgy and Bess a year ago in a new co-production with the Metropolitan Opera, it was widely predicted that the Met audience would love it. That prediction proved to be spot-on on Monday evening (September … » Read