Joining a list of distinguished recipients, tenor Ben Bliss has been chosen by the Metropolitan Opera to receive the 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award, which gives him $50,000 and a pretty solid lock on future employment. The award, named for the … » Read

When last heard from, the San Antonio Philharmonic, having cancelled all but a few concerts of its announced 2025-26 season, was seeking  $1 million in damages from the San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum, which, it was once … » Read

Eric Einhorn, free-lance opera director and cofounder of the late, great On Site Opera, is to succeed Brendan Cooke as general director of OperaDelaware as of August 1. Cooke has been in the job 14 years and announced his plan to exit earlier … » Read

French-Swiss conductor Joseph Bastian has been appointed principal conductor of the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO), succeeding the late Richard Pontzious, who co-founded the ensemble with Yehudi Menuhin in 1987. The 44-year-old Bastian is also chief … » Read

James Johnson, CEO of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO), will exit as of June 20 after eight years in the job. The ISO board has appointed Jonathan Martin , former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra CEO, as interim chief operating officer … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) continues to perform as scheduled at its Kennedy Center home until mid-June, but its Music Director Gianandrea Noseda led it for the final time this season on May 3 and chose to do so in Carnegie Hall. On the … » Read

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has filed charges accusing Kennedy Center management of permanently cutting union jobs as it prepares to close for a two-year renovation. The union claims that during a bargaining … » Read

In an exclusive interview with Corriere della Sera , conductor Beatrice Venezi angrily spoke out following her recent dismissal as music director of Teatro di La Fenice. Claiming that she was victimized by a “hate campaign” and … » Read

The Czech Philharmonic has appointed Huw Humphreys as its new artistic director and general manager as of September, 2026. He succeeds Robert Hanc, who left the post last January after 14 years to become director of the Prague Spring Festival. … » Read

ALBANY, NY — Peter R. Kermani, longtime Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) board chair and financer, champion of American contemporary music, co-founder of Albany Records, seven-year chairman of the League of American Orchestras, died on May … » Read