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Music
He arrived on a mission to reshape the ensemble as its music director. Now, as he departs, he’s still making sense of his pandemic-interrupted tenure.
By Javier C. Hernández
Europe
The Dutch concert hall reversed course after facing criticism for canceling performances by the Israeli ensemble because of security concerns.
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The conductor, whose tenure in New York ends this summer, will begin a five-year term at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in 2026.
Dance
Barry Hughson, a leader at the National Ballet of Canada, will join the company as it tries to get beyond financial woes.
Tilman Michael, who leads the Frankfurt Opera’s chorus, will succeed the veteran conductor Donald Palumbo, who steps down this season after 17 years.
Hannigan, the rare artist to have a career as a soprano and a conductor, will assume a full-time conducting post for the first time.
The company put on a semi-staged version of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the last minute, after a backstage lift got jammed.
The agreement, which includes salary increases of nearly 16 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.