“To pee, or not to pee.” That is the question, writes Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune when contemplating the Lyric Opera’s decision to perform its fall offerings without intermissions. None of the operas, the Lyric reports, … » Read

BBC has announced the upcoming Proms season, July 30 to September 11, with 52 concerts over 44 days to a (hopefully) full audience in Royal Albert Hall, now in its 150 th -anniversary year. It’s a far cry from last year’s 14 concerts … » Read

As arts groups begin to peek out from behind the shutters, the German government yesterday announced its largest funding package ever to the arts, which--in a country that actually places value on them —is saying something. The idea behind … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7 percent under a pending four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists. Details were not announced May 11 … » Read

After a year in which it defied the pandemic by presenting 40 live performances in two different outdoor venues, including a revolutionary custom-designed  circus tent , the Atlanta Opera has announced a return to its indoor venue in … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has announced a return to live performances in the 2021-22 season. Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will be on the podium for 12 weeks of subscription concerts, beginning on Sept. 25, 2021, and extending to … » Read

The recently announced merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery betokens “a new age of media consolidation,” according to WIRED magazine. “If that sounds familiar, it is. For decades before the internet, TV was dominated by the Big … » Read

Does Juilliard have a diversity problem?  Some of its students are quite convinced of it. An article in today's New York Post fans the flames. First, the background. Against the backdrop of the past year’s racial attacks, the Drama … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

“The check’s in the mail” is a refrain cash-strapped performing arts organizations are eager to hear as they await funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. The $16bn federal aid program,  approved by Congress … » Read