NEW YORK (AP) — It’s less than a 40-minute walk uptown to the Metropolitan Opera House from where Heartbeat Opera got its humble start in a yoga studio. But for Louisa Proske, it’s been an artistic journey years in the making. … » Read

Elim Chan, San Francisco Symphony music director designate, has added two programs to her upcoming season with the orchestra, one of them replacing Music Director Laureate Herbert Blomstedt, who has been advised by his doctors not to travel. The … » Read

One of Deborah Sandler Kemper’s last acts as CEO and general director of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City (LOKC) may well prove to be the most important achievement of her tenure. For the state’s FY 2025 budget, a year in which the … » Read

Kristina Hammer, president of the Salzburg Festival, has announced the appointment of Belgian director Peter de Caluwe, 63, as the new artistic director of the annual prestigious event. He succeeds Markus Hinterhäuser, who left the post in … » Read

Jherrard Hardeman, a former Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) assistant conductor, filed suit in May against the orchestra and the University of Rochester, accusing the RPO of breach of contract and alleging both institutions defamed him … » Read

San Francisco Symphony will launch an annual festival with a focus on core repertoire starting in 2028-29, with Pittsburgh Symphony Music Director Manfred Honeck as its official director. The new, five-year appointment calls for him to conduct at … » Read

Matthew  Epstein, among the most powerful managers of vocal artists before retiring from CAMI in 2010, has been recruited by Dallas Opera General Director and CEO David Lomeli as senior artistic advisor. Like Lomeli in recent years, Epstein … » Read

James Gandre, president of Manhattan School of Music (MSM), will retire in June 2028 after what will have been 15 years. He first joined MSM in 1985, serving in a variety of staff positions until 2000. After 13 years as a senior administrator at … » Read

The University of Miami has selected Matt Serletic as the new dean of the Frost School of Music, effective Oct. 19. He succeeds Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg, who stepped down this past spring after 19 years in the position. Serletic, a … » Read

Patrick Lange will succeed Garry Walker as music director of Opera North when the latter’s current contract concludes after nine years in August 2028. Lange, a regular guest conductor at leading opera houses including the Vienna State Opera … » Read