Ireland’s Wexford Festival Opera has named Rosetta Cucchi [pictured] as its new artistic director. The former, currently under Luigi Ferrari, is known for its daring programming, the latter has a record for bold management. As artistic … » Read

Georgiana Pickett will step down as executive director of Manhattan’s Baryshnikov Arts Center as of April 26, 2019; she has been in the job since 2011.   As BAC’s administrative head, a position she has held since August 2011, … » Read

Kristine Opolais has withdrawn from Dvorák’s Stabat Mater , scheduled for performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra February 28-March 2 with Music Director Andris Nelsons, her former husband. She will, however, still sing the … » Read

Jeremy Geffen, senior director and artistic advisor at Carnegie Hall, is to become executive and artistic director of Cal Performances at UC Berkeley as of April 1. He succeeds Matías Tarnopolsky, who left last summer to become president … » Read

NEW YORK — Tributes from stars like Kristin Chenoweth and Bette Midler poured in to honor the life and career of Carol Channing, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over 5,000 performances … » Read

The Orchestre national de France announced Friday the selection of a new general manager (délégué général). Johannes Neubert [pictured], 49, will start on September 1. The orchestra, founded in 1934, is the … » Read

The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) has announced the launch of the International Outreach Program (IOP). Intended to promote black classical musicians and to introduce culturally diverse performance opportunities … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) recent performances of Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie represented a first for the orchestra as well as its music director, Marin Alsop. “It's a rare treat for me to be able to … » Read

In their quest to draw new and younger audiences to classical music, many orchestras are exiting the concert hall to aggressively reach out to their communities. One such recent effort by the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) illustrates both the … » Read

In the tug-of-war over the proposed sale of Westminster Choir College by Rider University to a Chinese firm for $56 million, at least one of the groups suing to block the sale--the Westminster Foundation--won a small victory on January 11 in New … » Read