The Glimmerglass Festival has for some years followed a formula: three mainstage “adult” operas, one  Broadway musical, also on the main stage, and one children’s opera in a reduced setting. That was the pattern this year, … » Read

Two concerts, one each on July 10 and 11, enabled a listener to compare the sound of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the Hunter Pavilion; the former was deemed a "pre-opening night" for workers who had participated in the three-year project, … » Read

Elizabeth McGuire’s  exit as executive director of the Colorado Music Festival is explained in the news from the Heifetz International Music Institute (HIMI) that she is to be its next executive chief, succeeding Benjamin Roe as of … » Read

With the beginning of the 2026-27 season, Tony Thornton will join the Jacksonville Symphony as director of the ensemble’s all-volunteer chorus. He succeeds Donald McCullough, who retired last  June after 14 years. Currently artistic … » Read

Joana Mallwitz, chief conductor of the Konzerthaus Berlin since 2023 , has signed a new five-year contract that will extend her tenure with the ensemble for a full decade. The native of Hildesheim in central Germany studied piano and conducting … » Read

On the weekend of the Ravinia Festival’s grand reopening , CEO Jeffrey Haydon was recalling his first glimpse, seven years ago, of the pavilion. “I was touring the property with the board chair and I remember saying it looked a little … » Read

Teatro Nuovo followed its July 15 Don Giovanni performance with Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia the following night, again at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. The company’s fine period-instrument orchestra was here led by … » Read

Robert Cole, who transformed Cal Performances at UC Berkeley into an internationally acclaimed presenting, producing, and commissioning organization, died on July 11 at the age of 95. The cause was complications following a stroke. A trained … » Read

The Crossing, the Philadelphia-based chamber choir devoted to new music, will explore the theme “Sometimes I Worry” during its upcoming 2026–2027 season. More than 20 performances—concerts, recordings, exhibitions, … » Read

While the U.S. celebrated its semiquincentennial this month, Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo looked back not to 1776, but to a more recent milestone: the 1825–1826 season, when the traveling company led by tenor Manuel García … » Read