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Updated Jul 7, 2026

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Robert Kimball: 1939-2026

Robert Kimball, the musical theater historian who in 1982 uncovered long-buried scores by Gershwin, Porter, Richard Rodgers, et al. in a New Jersey warehouse, died in a Manhattan hospital on July … »Read

Reviews

Oropesa Brings 'Swank' to RBO's New I Puritani

LONDON—Renowned as a showcase for a coloratura superstar, Vincenzo Bellini’s final opera hasn’t been seen at Covent Garden since the early 1990s. Richard Jones’s … »Read

People in the News

Exiting Music Directors, Regional Edition

Sarah Ioannides has concluded her 12-year tenure as music director of Symphony Tacoma and been named its music director laureate. Credited with “visionary leadership and artistic … »Read

People in the News

Iconic Opera House Loses Its Chief

Louise Herron, CEO of the Sydney Opera House for the past 14 years, will step down on August 6.  She is credited with overseeing the largest program of capital works since the building opened … »Read

People in the News

SFS's Michael Morgan Prize Winner

Christopher Thompsonhas won The San Francisco Symphony's sixth annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) award. Renamed the Michael Morgan Prize in 2023 in honor of the longtime Oakland … »Read

Reviews

A Claustrophobic Billy Budd with a Much Anticipated Role Debut

LONDON—Michael Grandage’s 2010 staging of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd made a welcome return to Glyndebourne June 28 with a consistently fine cast and Allan Clayton making an … »Read

People in the News

Leeds Gets an Update & a New Artistic Director

Sir Stephen Hough, the acclaimed British concert pianist, composer, and writer, has been appointed artistic director and jury chair for the 2027 Leeds International Piano Competition. Calling the … »Read

Contests & Awards

No First Prize at the Mahler Comp

The triennial Mahler Conducting Competition concluded on July 3 with no first-prize winner, one second-prize, and two third prizes. Those went to Sieva Borzak (29, Italy) and Simon Clausse (25, … »Read

Industry News

Palais Garnier to Close for Five Years

The Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera, has been forced to extend its shutdown for renovations, initially planned from 2027 to 2029, by three years to 2032. The cause—the longer time … »Read

Industry News

Philly’s Reimagined Highmark Mann, Part II

As discussed in Part I , the newly christened Highmark Mann Center boasts of renewal, but also displays its lineage with pride. Staff is young, enthusiastic, and clearly committed; there’s a … »Read
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HONORS & AWARDS


Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.


Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophonist
New Artist of the Month
July 2026
Song Hee Lee, soprano
New Artist of the Month
June 2026
Élisabeth Pion, pianist
New Artist of the Month
May 2026
Theodore Platt, baritone
New Artist of the Month
April 2026
Hannah De Priest, soprano
New Artist of the Month
March 2026
Ruth Knight, director
New Artist of the Month
February 2026
Chelsea Lehnea, soprano
New Artist of the Month
January 2026
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
New Artist of the Month
December 2025
Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano
New Artist of the Month
November 2025
Emma Wernig, viola
New Artist of the Month
October 2025
Cadie J. Bryan, soprano
New Artist of the Month
September 2025
Wendy Waszut-Barrett, designer
New Artist of the Month
August 2025

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
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