US orchestra agrees to 13.5% pay rise
The Charlotte Symphony has put on a happy face before the arrival of a new music director Kwamw Ryan. Here’s the small print of the new agreement: • Salary Increases: 13.5% increase in weekly salary […]
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Two lead sopranos walk out on Covent Garden
From the press release: Jacquelyn Stucker has withdrawn from all performances of The Marriage of Figaro for health reasons. The role of Countess Almaviva will be performed by Maria Bengtsson. Press release Wednesday 28 August […]
Just in: Bayreuth sacks its entire chorus
Katharina Wagner’s parting message last night at the closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024 was: The entire Festspielchor must re-audition. The existing Festspielchor has been disbanded. The Festspiele will hold auditions on around 10 weekends […]
Minnesota grabs Brent
The Minnesota Orchestra, which is losing its prez to Dallas, has offered the job on an interime basis to the veteran Brent Assink. He was executive director of the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson […]
Just in: Constanzo offers all Philly Opera seats for $11
press release: Anthony Roth Costanzo, the star countertenor who took the helm as General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia on June 1, announced today that all tickets for every performance in the 2024-2025 Season […]
Peter Gelb appoints a deputy head of the Met
Michael Heaston was promoted yesterday to Deputy General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera. Heaston was hired five years ago as artistic administrator in place of Jonathan Friend. Now he’s just a heartbeat away from the […]
Alexander Goehr: The refugees in my life and music
The British composer, who died yesterday, gave a long interview about the contributions of his father and other immigrants to the evolution of music in Britain and elsewhere. The post Alexander Goehr: The […]
Await the long Covid tour
PR message: I wanted to let you know about cellist and composer Joshua Roman’s Immunity project, centered around his experience of Long COVID, which he will tour to Long COVID clinics around the country this […]
Six join Peabody
The Baltimore conservatory has made half a dozen new faculty appointments, it said today. Rachel Brashier (pic), Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education; Richard Drehoff, Assistant Professor in Ear Training; Annie Fullard, Professor and […]
Curtis hires four grads as teachers
There are the new teachers: Soloist, chamber musician, and humorist Nicholas Canellakis (Cello ’06); Philadelphia Orchestra assistant principal Yumi Kendall (Cello ’04); Boston Symphony Orchestra member Christine Jeonghyoun Lee (Cello ’13); and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra […]
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