The Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) are partnering to create a specialist music school, the first such partnership for an orchestra in Britain. “I can’t think of a better way to … » Read

CARDIFF—David Pountney’s swansong from Welsh National Opera will no doubt be seen as the epic production of War and Peace that opened in Fall ’18 and returns next month. But he has one more themed season to get in before he … » Read

The Wiener Staatsoper is inviting singers born after January 1, 1990 who have “completed their vocal studies” to apply for its new Young Artists Program, set to launch in the fall of 2020. Deadline is next September 30 ( … » Read

For those interested in keeping track of executive salaries in the orchestra business, Drew McManus has launched his annual compensation reports. The current list pertains to 2016-17, during which Deborah Borda was still CEO of the Los Angeles … » Read

Alexander Pereira will not be La Scala's superintendent from February 2020. News came from Beppe Sala, Milan mayor and La Scala President, at this morning's board meeting. Italian dailies reacted immediately, declaring now Dominique Meyer will be … » Read

Todd Tarantino has stepped down as executive and artistic director of MATA, an incubator for and presenter of early career composers founded in 1996 by Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky, and Lisa Bielawa. Tarantino, in the job for seven years, has … » Read

The National Arts Centre (NAC)’s summer Young Artists Program, currently underway through June 22 with some 70 senior and precollege instrumentalists and singers, is to be discontinued following this one's conclusion. Founded in 1999 by … » Read

Government funding for culture has long been far greater in Europe than in the U.S. But the economic downturn of 2008 led many Western European nations to make sharp reductions for the arts—austerity cuts that in many instances have yet to … » Read

The Siemens Opera Contest has been won by 21-year-old Russian soprano Liubov Medvedeva; she competed over the weekend against ten other singers at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. She takes home 10,000 euros Judges for the event were Jean-Yves … » Read

Citing financial issues, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra trustees have “approved a lockout of the organization’s musicians” as of today. “Due to the Baltimore Symphony’s urgent need to address longstanding financial … » Read