The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read

CHICAGO— Nearly 300 miles southwest of Chicago, in St. Louis, stands the only surviving house in which we know, beyond a doubt, Scott Joplin lived. The rest of the ragtime pioneer’s former homes have been razed; this one narrowly … » Read

Donald Trump’s allegations that liberal bias in news reporting justify his executive order eliminating federal funding to NPR and PBS are generating considerable pushback from within the public media universe. LaFontaine E. Oliver, … » Read

Nine years ago, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the BBC Young Musician Award, launching a career that has taken him to concert halls around the world and provided the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play before millions of viewers at the 2018 … » Read

The two annual festivals of Aix-en-Provence—one for concerts, the other for operas—have no endeavours in common beyond the city whose name they share. Nevertheless, when word of the sudden passing of Pierre Audi , artistic director of … » Read

The Jackson Symphony, located in western Tennessee, has selected Paul Haas as its new music director beginning with the start of the 2025-26 season. He succeeds Paul Shannon, in the post for a decade. Haas, a graduate of Yale University and The … » Read

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has appointed Patricia Racette as the company’s artistic director, effective October 1, 2025. She succeeds James Robinson, in the post from 2009 to 2024, now general and artistic director of the Seattle … » Read

Dominique Meyer, the 70-year-old French cultural manager who until two months ago was superintendent and artistic director of the Teatro alla Scala, has been elected president of the Teatro Sociale di Como (AsLiCo). He is long  familiar with … » Read

ATLANTA—In an earlier era, the Atlanta Opera couldn’t have undertaken a project on the scale of Wagner’s Ring . But under Tomer Zvulun—general and artistic director of 12 years, and the cycle’s director—the … » Read

Sidney P. Jackson, VP of development at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta. He succeeds Blake Anthony Johnson, who stepped down in January to take a similar post with the New Orleans Jazz and … » Read