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Updated Jul 21, 2026

The Road to Ravinia's Remarkable Remake, Part I

On the weekend of the Ravinia Festival’s grand reopening , CEO Jeffrey Haydon was recalling his first glimpse, seven years ago, of the pavilion. “I was touring the property with the … »Read

Teatro Nuovo Part II: A Trying Il Turco

Teatro Nuovo followed its July 15 Don Giovanni performance with Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia the following night, again at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. The company’s … »Read

Impresario Robert Cole Has Died

Robert Cole, who transformed Cal Performances at UC Berkeley into an internationally acclaimed presenting, producing, and commissioning organization, died on July 11 at the age of 95. The cause … »Read

Industry News

More than a Chorus of Practiced Pros

The Crossing, the Philadelphia-based chamber choir devoted to new music, will explore the theme “Sometimes I Worry” during its upcoming 2026–2027 season. More than 20 … »Read

Reviews

Teatro Nuovo Honors a Milestone for Opera in America, Part I

While the U.S. celebrated its semiquincentennial this month, Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo looked back not to 1776, but to a more recent milestone: the 1825–1826 season, when the … »Read

People in the News

How a Young Alabama Man Has Become a Leading Opera Voice

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Nicholas Brownlee had just fallen in love with opera and was eager to see if his emerging bass-baritone voice could handle Richard Wagner’s music. It did not go … »Read

People in the News

New Music Directors, Regional Edition

With the start of the 2027-28 season, Laura Jackson will begin a five-year contract as the music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Only the fifth individual to hold the … »Read

People in the News

Calgary Phil's Resident Conductor

Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel is to be the Calgary Philharmonic’s resident conductor with the beginning of the 2026-27 season. He arrives as the orchestra continues its search for a successor to … »Read

People in the News

Salonen Fellow Wins Solti Conducting Award

Elias Peter Brown, 31, has received the 2026 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award as announced by the Foundation’s Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth … »Read

Industry News

Wildfire Smoke Cancels Ravinia Performance

Last night’s concert staging of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL was cancelled due to hazardous air quality from the wildfires in … »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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4.	BSO Crisis Leaves Its Quality Unscathed
5.	New Exec for Colorado Music Fest
6.	Wildfire Smoke Cancels Ravinia Performance
7.	Seattle to Get a New Chamber Music Venue
8.	Salonen Fellow Wins Solti Conducting Award
9.	How a Young Alabama Man Has Become a Leading Opera Voice
10.	The Road to Ravinia's Remarkable Remake, Part I