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The Almeida director Rupert Goold has been named artistic director of the iconic Old Vic theatre, succeeding Matthew Warchus. Goold, 52, has staged several musicals, but no opera. The post Old Vic names new boss […]

Dr Clemens Trautmann, President of Deutsche Grammophon, has been promoted to President of Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy. The title gives him extra elbow in dealing with a new global head of classical and […]

Andrew Given is leaving English National Opera where he is director of development, in charge of fundraising. He has worked for the company in London for 14 years. Given is to be director of Queer […]

The state theatre in Augsburg was in trouble when its experienced intendant Florian Stiehler resigned this year. What to do in a crisis? They called in a lawyer, Ulrike Kuhrdt. She took charge so effectively […]

Francesco Meli is due to sing Verdi’s Otello at La Fenice. He expected the director to give him some make up to darken his features when portraying the great Moor. But the director Fabio Cerese […]

In a rare toe-dip into contemporary music, the Vienna Philharmonic will tonight play Bruno Hartl’s Ballad for Large Orchestra, ahead of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Hartl was a timpanist in the orchestra. He retired early in […]

Carlos Acosta Masterclass This one is only for real ballet freaks but for those of us who love the nuts and bolts of how great art is made, this is a treat. It’s a masterclass […]

The Malaysian pianist Magdalene Ho, who lives in London, has come top of the German contest. Ho, 21, last year won the Clara Haskil. She’s a student at the Royal College of Music. The post […]

Maria Mot’s boutique London-based management has signed the in-demand Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova. Formerly with Hilbert in Munich, Gubanova now shares an agent with Lise Davidsen, Ruxandra Donose and Gerald Finley. In other moves, Askonas […]

In a reshuffle following Dickon Stainer’s promotion to head of UK, Natasha Baldwin has been appointed President, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen. She will not have overview of Decca, DG and Verve, as well as […]