In recent years, arts and cultural organizations have often conflated community engagement with audience engagement—understandable, perhaps, but the two are decidedly different. Audience engagement, states a blog from American for the Arts, … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra has appointed two new conductors, one in the position of assistant, another as a conducting fellow. The two were chosen out of some 600 applicants for the jobs, the latter of which was newly created by Music Director … » Read

UPDATE, 3:30 PM. Columbia Artists has confirmed that industry stalwart Doug Sheldon, the longtime artist manager named chairman of the realigned firm just one year ago , has left the company. Asked for a statement, a reporter was referred to … » Read

In an indication of the financial heavy lifting ahead for an orchestra whose hall is to be gutted and reconstructed, the New York Philharmonic has elected not one but two individuals to succeed Oscar S. Schafer as board chair. The orchestra … » Read

LOS ANGELES--The Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, now in its fifth season, is a good group, an interesting group, and an entertaining group. It works without a conductor, and mostly benefits from that decision. A Sunday afternoon performance … » Read

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and its choruses since 2016 [one year after being a Musical America New Artist of the Month ], epitomizes a new generation of female conductors that … » Read

George Bruell, director of communications at Glyndebourne for the last 11 years, is to join HarrisonParrott as director of creative partnerships. In his London-based post, he will oversee the firm’s consultancies and special projects. … » Read

On Apr. 1, OPERA America announced grants totaling $100,000 to support the work of seven female composers. These Discovery Grants, part of the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, provide up to $15,000 to support operas in the developmental … » Read

Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theater, specializing in Cantonese opera, will offer the world premiere of Trump on Show April 12-15; the opera spoofs what is described as the American Creamsicle in Chief. Playwright Edward Li Kui-ming, who runs the … » Read

LONDON--Ian Bell’s new opera, Jack the Ripper , given its world premiere by English National Opera at the London Coliseum on Mar. 30, demands to be taken seriously. Not that the story of a real-life serial killer of prostitutes is ever … » Read