David Finckel and Wu Han, power couple of chamber music, have extended their contract as co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) through 2032. Cellist Finckel and pianist Wu Han have held the post since … » Read

In less than six months after its departure from The Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera has fashioned an adventurous 2026-27 season that General Director Timothy O’Leary characterizes as one of “new creative freedom, new … » Read

Composer Gabriela Lena Frank scored a triumph at the May 14 Met Opera premiere of her 2022 work El Ú ltimo Sue ño de Frida y Diego. The two-act work, with a Spanish-language libretto by Nilo Cruz, is born aloft by Frank’s … » Read

MILWAUKEE—The same company that churned out the well-traveled Chevalier and Secret Byrd in recent seasons is back with Copland/Twain , which debuted at the Milwaukee Symphony’s Bradley Center May 8 to 10. The semi-staged production … » Read

A little over a hundred years ago, banker and music-lover Walter Naumburg met a young singer who told him of her difficulties in financing her New York debut recital, and how she had been forced to importune her friends for donations. A recital … » Read

Dallas Opera has hired David Lomeli, chief artistic officer at Santa Fe Opera and casting consultant for Bayerische Staatsoper, as its next general director and CEO as of June 1, 2026. He succeeds Ian Derrer, who is headed for a similar post at … » Read

The new Lincoln Center West Initiative will include a 2,000-seat amphitheater, christened The Baron Theater, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Gardens, each named for donors of $75 million. The first phase of a capital campaign raised … » Read

Carnegie Hall will offer the centerpiece concert for the Carlisle Floyd Centennial on June 20, with Jake Heggie as host and Christopher James Ray, executive director of the Carlisle Floyd Centennial, conducting. Performers include mezzo-soprano … » Read

BRUSSELS—Medusa sulks among stone bodies of men. Around her, the world has hardened into a mausoleum: gray walls, dead air, her lamenting gorgon sisters, and fate approaching in the form of Perseus. This is the bleak territory of Iain Bell … » Read

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) 2026-2027 season pairs two Chicago premieres with expanded investment in new work and arts education. The Importance of Being Earnest, composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and drawn from Oscar Wilde’s iconic … » Read