British composer Rebecca Saunders has been announced as the winner of the 2019 international Ernst von Siemens prize of 250,000 euros. She is the first woman composer to be so designated. Established in 1972 by the grandson of the industrial … » Read

NEW YORK — Mighty Mouse has come to save the Met. Some in the Met orchestra have taken to calling the 5-foot-6-inch Yannick Nézet-Séguin, their new music director, by the affectionate anthropomorphic nickname first bestowed by … » Read

What a difference a few years can make. During the Obama administrations, a broad range of musicians—from classical to hip hop, R & B to country, pop to rock—performed at The White House. One musician missing during the Obama … » Read

LONDON—The Royal Opera was at pains to release advance information about its production of The Queen of Spades so no one could say they hadn’t been warned. This was to be a reinterpretation rather than a recreation, with director … » Read

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Kristine Opolais has withdrawn from Dvorák’s Stabat Mater , scheduled for performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra February 28-March 2 with Music Director Andris Nelsons, her former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