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

In a recent blog, the multifaceted composer, performer, writer, and administrator Patrick Castillo offers several tips on how to diversify the programming of American orchestras by including work by living composers as part of their daily diet. … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Last weekend’s program by the Los Angeles Philharmonic was both a newsworthy event and a rousing artistic triumph. Newsworthy because it offered the world premiere of the first composition Steve Reich has written for a … » Read

MOSCOW (AFP) - Acclaimed Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov insisted he "never stole anything" as he appeared in court Wednesday on embezzlement charges, seen by his supporters as part of a crackdown on artistic freedom. The 49-year-old, who … » Read

Cori Ellison, renowned “opera whisperer” and a Musical America 2017 Top Professional of the Year , has been named by the Santa Fe Opera as its first full-time dramaturg, a post for which she is valued among companies from Glyndebourne … » Read

In an interview with Fiona Maddocks, Royal Opera House Music Director Antonio Pappano put to rest any thought that he was ready to leave and rued the difficulties likely to accompany the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. He anticipated … » Read

On Nov. 2, just two days after Halloween, an audience of over 1,200 poured into the Moss Art Center on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, to watch the legendary Maria Callas, who died 41 years ago, perform her most famous arias over … » Read

Premiered in Vienna in 1875, Karl Goldmark’s Die Königin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) is a fascinating curiosity. The Met took it up in 1885, and it held the stage in New York for 20 years, but then, like most of Goldmark’s … » Read