Newswire | Met Opera Announces First-Ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour
The Metropolitan Opera announced today its first-ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour this summer, June 19–30, immediately following its annual June residency at Carnegie Hall.
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Newswire | Met Opera Announces 2024-2025 Season with Four Met Premieres
The Metropolitan Opera announced today the 2024–25 season lineup, showcasing timeless classics of the operatic repertory in revivals and new productions, alongside four Met premieres.
Highlights | Juno Award Nominees and Grammy Winners Announced
From the announcement of JUNO nominations to GRAMMY winners, it’s been a busy week for awards!
Newswire | Marin Alsop Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of Philadelphia Orchestra
MacArthur award winner Marin Alsop has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra for a three-year term beginning in the 2024–25 season.
Highlights | Critics Respond to Maestro, Holiday Concerts Underway
Bradley Cooper has released Maestro and critics are conflicted on how well it portrays the life of conductor, composer, and educator Leonard Bernstein.
Newswire | Naomi Woo Named First Female Music Director of NYO Canada
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada is thrilled to announce the ground-breaking appointment of Naomi Woo as its first female Music Director.
Review | The Private Life Overshadows the Public Life in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro
Bradley Cooper’s Maestro lacks significant information about Leonard Bernstein’s life, his love of music, and what he contributed to the American cultural landscape.
Highlights | Oldest Recording Pianist Dies at 109, Klein Competition Applications Open
From Colette Maze, the, oldest pianist in the world to Claude Kahn, the founder of an international music competition that’s over 50 years old, the classical music world has lost many influential performers, composers, and teachers this week.
Concert Review | María Dueñas, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and OM Illuminate with Symphonic Brilliance
The Orchestre Métropolitain presented a spellbinding performance featuring Shostakovich’s evocative “Leningrad” Symphony No. 7 at Montreal’s Maison Symphonique.
Highlights | Discounts at North American operas, gender disparity in US opera productions
This week, Opera America announced discounts at around 80 opera houses across North America, and a new study found a gendered disparity in US opera production roles.
