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The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has thrown a farewell party for Adrian Mann, its long-serving principal double-bass. He’s not leaving, though. Adrian, whose father was the noted musicologist Alfred Mann, is still turning up for work […]

Grange Park Opera is about to release casting and tickets for the first episode of its Ring cycle. Das Rheingold will run from 14 June to 10 July 2026. Members of the Ring Ring get […]

The New York Philharmonic has a debutant conductor tonight and through the weekend. Juanjo Mena has called in ‘indisposed’ (to quote the jargon). His replacement is Brett Mitchell of the Psadena Symphony who, in his […]

Famed for her recording of Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras #5, Maria Lucia Godoy held the status of national singer in Brazil, performing at state occasions, investitures and funerals. Maria Lucia Godoy died today, aged 100. The […]

From our resident reviewer: The Russian-Ukrainian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is a divided soul. In February 2024, he created “Solitude”, to two movements from Mahler symphonies, for New York City Ballet. In February 2025, he made, […]

The last director of the Orchestre régional de Normandie, Pierre-François Roussillon, has died a few months after his orchestra was defunded. Son of a famous actor at the Comédie Française, Pierre-Francois was a solo clarinetist […]

The Netherlands Bach Society has named Cecilia Bernardini as its new concermaster, starting next season. Bernardini, 41, is Dutch-Italian and a frequent guest with the high-octane Bach outfit. She is also co-artistic director of the Freiburger […]

Orthodox rabbi Jeremy Rosen went to see the Verdi spectacular and dissents from the Met’s production in his weekly sermon: The music, the sets, the choreography was superb. Only one thing got in the way […]