Wu Man, pipa player extraordinaire and founding member of the Silk Road Ensemble, was named  Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America in 2013. Five years on, her Carnegie Hall mainstage appearance with the internationally acclaimed … » Read

NEW YORK—When a production has been out of the Metropolitan Opera’s repertory for nearly 20 years, it’s a good bet it may never be seen again. Yet last Thursday (Nov. 8) Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele , in Robert … » Read

The opera world’s erstwhile diva Renée Fleming is scheduled to make her London stage debut next summer in the Tony award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza . Calling it “an opportunity I couldn’t resist,” … » Read

James Rose and the sextet BSO Resound are musical pioneers. Rose, born with cerebral palsy, leads the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s professional ensemble of disabled musicians with a short baton attached to his eyeglasses frame. Rose … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced it received $4.7 million from a retired teacher and longtime supporter of the orchestra — a gift an orchestra official called "a godsend." Retired Abington-area music teacher Jane Kesson died at age … » Read

Another high profile orchestra male concertmaster has been accused of inappropriate behavior toward a female. The Baltimore Symphony has suspended c oncertmaster Jonathan Carney without pay. In September, principal oboe  Katherine Needleman … » Read

Just on the heels of news from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra that an investigation into complaints of sexual misconduct against Charles Dutoit was found to be inconclusive , the Philadelphia Orchestra is reporting otherwise. After  news … » Read

Nikolaus Bachler, artistic director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich since 2008, will take much the same responsibilities and title of the Salzburg Easter Festival, as of July 2020. He succeeds Peter Ruzicka, whose contract expires on June … » Read

MILAN--Franco Zeffirelli, legendary opera and film director, will return to The Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, with a new production of Rigoletto . The 95-year-old director's work rate has slowed as he has battled with heart and lung … » Read

San Francisco Opera’s production of Handel’s Orlando next June will not feature countertenor David Daniels in the role of Medora. The company has announced it is “removing” him from the role “for business and … » Read