Speight Jenkins, the onetime music journalist who served as general director of Seattle Opera from 1983-2014, died on May 30 at the age of 89. He leaves a tremendous legacy, including many of today’s top opera directors and artists, whom he … » Read

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in the U.K.’s Labor government, has named Dawn Airey [pictured] as chair of Arts Council England (ACE) for a term of four years starting on Aug. 1, 2026. She succeeds Sir Nicholas … » Read

During a concert with his E Street Band at the Washington National’s Baseball Park in the capital on May 27, Bruce Springsteen announced the Power To The People Festival being organized by guitarist, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello. … » Read

At 81, Jasper Parrott, artists’ agent extraordinaire, is showing no signs of slowing down. A veteran of the business of concert artist management for more than 60 years, he tells The Telegraph’s Ivan Hewett that he sees trouble ahead. … » Read

Pivotal leadership change at the Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF) is now complete, with the appointment of Anwar Nasir as president and CEO next fall. He will arrive as Giancarlo Guerrero completes his second season as artistic director and … » Read

Song Hee Lee’s singing, at March’s Met Opera Laffont Competition finals, was brilliant. Small wonder the 28-year-old Seoul-born soprano was  named a winner after her tour de force renderings of "Tornami a vagheggiar" from … » Read

American conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell , founding artistic director of Apollo’s Fire and expert interpreter of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, has signed with Intermusica for general management. Additional to her own … » Read

Evan Rogister is to be the next general music director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as of August 2027. The German-American conductor, 46, has signed a five-year contract and succeeds Christoph Meyer, who took early retirement in 2024 for health … » Read

What if you planned a party and the band didn’t show up? That’s the dilemma facing Freedom 250, the organizers of the Great American State Fair, a 16-day exposition on the National Mall, faced late last week. On May 27, the group … » Read

Sometimes the unlikeliest of heroes emerge just in the nick of time. Such was the case at La La Land in Concert in Sydney on May 30. The touring production, which synchs a live performance of the score with the film, faced a crisis when the … » Read