On June 1, 2008, a massive fire started accidentally at Universal Studios in Hollywood required hundreds of firefighters to subdue. Initial reports claimed the damage was limited to the theme park’s King Kong attraction and a video vault … » Read

ROME — Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96. Zeffirelli’s son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. “He had suffered for a while, but … » Read

Five international nonprofits that enrich the lives of disadvantaged communities through music are recipients of grants between £30,000 and £40,000 from BBT Communities, the newly formed division of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust (BBT). … » Read

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, which next season celebrates its 70 th anniversary, has named Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen as chief conductor and artistic director as of 2020-21. She has signed a four-year agreement and succeeds principal … » Read

The height of competition season has highlighted some promising talent and generated some inevitable controversies. The 10th Leopold Mozart Violin Competition , held in Augsburg, Germany, concluded last Saturday with first prize awarded to Joshua … » Read

The situation at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is even more dire than the recent cancellation of its summer concert season would indicate, according to today’s Baltimore Sun. That it could even continue to be a “going … » Read

Daniel Biaggi has decided to step down after ten years at the helm of the Palm Beach Opera next October. He plans to go into independent consulting and, judging from his track record at the PBO, he should have no trouble attracting clients. … » Read

It just might have something to do with Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla’s continued impact at the artistic helm of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, but for whatever reason, Arts Council England has decided to invest £4.5million to … » Read

In addition to the unprecedented $150,000 pianist Tony Siqi Yun took home as top winner of the First China International Music Competition last month, he automatically won a manager, and a powerful one at that. Yesterday, Opus 3 officially … » Read

John Rozzoni is not actually new to the company, having come on board a decade ago, first as a member of the company’s resident artist training program and then, until two years ago, as its director of community engagement. As of July 1, he … » Read