Peter Sellars News

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will open 2026 at the Southern Theatre with a program that features soprano Camilla Tilling, for her ProMusica debut in Mahler Symphony No. 4. Led by Music Director David Danzmayr.

New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian ganavya will be presented by World Music Institute at First Unitarian Church. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

LA Phil has announced the expansion of its artistic leadership team with the appointment of Esa-Pekka Salonen to the newly established position of the Judith & Thomas L. Beckmen Creative Director.

Cellunova Productions world premiere of Destination Undefined opens on August 23! Written by Changshuo Liu and directed by Yibin Wang, the play runs through September 7, 2025 in a limited engagement at Theatre 154 (154 Christopher St.) in New York City.

Court Theatre has appointed Avery Willis Hoffman as the next Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director. Learn more about Hoffman and about the changes at the Court Theatre here!

Cellunova Productions will present the world premiere of Destination Undefined, written by Changshuo Liu and directed by Yibin Wang. Learn more about the show here!

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will present the fourth annual Summer for the City. The 2025 festival will include world and New York premieres, participatory events, and more.

ARIANA MATER, the opera by Kaija Saariaho, who died last summer at 70, won this year's Grammy for Best Opera Recording, for the Deutsche Grammophon recording issued last August. With its libretto by Amin Maalouf, the production by Peter Sellars features the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus under Esa-Pekka Salonen and mezzo Fleur Barron in the title role.

Tanglewood has revealed details of its 2025 season, opening in late June. The 2025 Tanglewood season features more than 100 performances. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Following up on a slate of Fall programming that included theater legends and breakout dance stars, the Spring 2025 presentations at OZ Arts has unveiled their spring lineup. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Castor et Pollux comes to the Paris Opera this month. A return to its roots for Castor et Pollux, Jean-Philippe Rameau’s lyric tragedy first performed in 1737 at the Académie royale and inspired by the mythological episode of the Gemini.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present  the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Julia Bullock, soprano performing The Golden Age of the Baroque.

Carnegie Hall+—Carnegie Hall's video streaming channel—invites music lovers to celebrate the holiday season with a curated selection of operas, ballets, concerts, and films, perfect for viewing at this festive time of year.

The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall marks its 15th anniversary, offering a retrospective of its evolution and impact on global audiences with a special program of performances and events.

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) announced their performing artist residency program, with the theme of Heteroglossia, in response to MOCA’s new exhibition, Magazine Fever: Gen X Asian American Periodicals.

Harawi realizes Olivier Messiaen’s deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle for voice and piano in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension featuring AMOC* Company members soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, choreographer/ dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with direction by Zack Winokur.

OZ Arts Nashville's 12th season will feature performances by influential artists from Ukraine, South Korea and more. Learn more about programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and digital performances beginning September 20 with the encore of MERCE / MISHA / MORE, a film celebrating decades of friendship, mutual admiration, and collaboration between Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham. 

The Mesopotamian Opera Company will present its new production, The Blur: or How to Marry a Billionaire, with words and music by melodic composer Peter Wing Healey. The opera is scored for piano, violin, viola, harp, and percussion with noted pianists Dr. James Lent and Milos Veljkovic as Musical Directors.

Aspen Music Festival partners with medici.tv, Apple Music Classical, and Carnegie Hall+ for enhanced media coverage and streaming opportunities this summer.