OPERA America has released its 2024 Annual Field Report. These findings provide leaders in the field with a comprehensive overview of the financial health and productivity of opera companies in North America. The report is a tool for those working at and supporting opera companies to understand recent trends in the industry that underpin the operating landscape and to have {…}
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Matthias Pintscher conducts the May Festival Chorus in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells.” The program also includes Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. Performance Dates: Nov. 8 & 9, 2025 Lauren Snouffer, Sasha Cooke, Nicholas Phan, and Jonathan Lemalu perform George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” Cristian Măcelaru conducts. Performance {…}
Musicologist, critic, and artistic director Luciano Alberti died on Jan. 11, 2025 in Florence. He was 93-years-old. Alberti was a teacher of music at the Università di Siena and published numerous writings about the performing arts. He was also the Artistic Director of the Teatro Comunale di Firenze and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino as well as at the Accademia Chigiana di {…}
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society has named Vanessa Reed as its new Chief Executive. Reed, an award-winning music executive who has been President and CEO of New Music USA since 2019, will assume her position on June 2, 2025 and take over for Michael Eakin who retires at the end of March 2025, following 16 years at the helm. In {…}
On Feb. 3, 2025, Tino Gagliardi, President of AFM International released a letter regarding the wildfires in Southern California and the aftermath for musicians. “My thoughts are with those whose lives have been upended by the recent wildfires in Southern California. Hundreds of our own AFM Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA) members reside in the affected communities, and each day, {…}
Daniel Barenboim has announced that he has Parkinson’s Disease. The conductor/pianist took to social media and said, “I know that many people have been concerned about my health. I have been very touched by the support I have received over the last three years. I would like to share today that I have Parkinson’s Disease. Looking ahead, I am planning {…}
(Credit Photo: Erin Baiano) Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote’s “Blind Injustice” came to New York City this past week, taking the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two performances on Feb. 3 and 4 presented by MasterVoices. The work follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn the convictions of six men, women, and teens who were wrongly {…}
The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive “Le Nozze di Figaro” for 13 performances. The opera will be conducted by Joana Mallwitz, who makes her company debut and will showcase Richard Eyre’s production. There will be two casts for the work, the first of which showcases Federica Lombardi, Olga Kulchynska, Sun-Ly Pierce, Joshua Hopkins, and Michael Sumel. The second cast {…}
After 57 Seasons, New Amsterdam Singers founder and Music Director Clara Longstreth announced her retirement. Longstreth founded the chorus in 1968 and has led the group for nearly six decades. During her tenure, she has commissioned 16 new choral works, presented another 92 world, American, and New York premieres, led the chorus in 17 overseas tours, developed a reputation for {…}
(Photo: © Javier del Real /Teatro Real de Madrid) The Teatro Real’s recent staging of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” offers a profound and intimate exploration of love, regret, and honor, brought to life by a stellar cast. Ukrainian baritone Iurii Samoilov delivers a convincing portrayal of Eugene Onegin, capturing the character’s evolution from detached arrogance to profound remorse. His performance is {…}
The two-act chamber opera “The Higgler” by Margi Griebling-Haighis is set to make its world premiere this June. The opera will be presented between June 7 and 8 at Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and will feature Music Director Steven Smith leading a chamber orchestra of prominent Cleveland area musicians. Marla Berg will direct a cast that includes Brian {…}