Having  announced its 2021 season last October, the Santa Fe Opera last week issued a number of updates for the 30-performance, four-opera event, which opens July 10. Several cast members have withdrawn, some for issues of foreign travel … » Read

The last 14 months have been especially cruel to the Metropolitan Opera, the nation’s largest performing arts organization. Already struggling to balance an annual operating budget of more than $300mn, the pandemic added to the … » Read

After long months of waiting and unfulfilled promises ,  funds from the $16bn Shuttered Venue Operators Grant initiative finally began to flow last week to music clubs, theaters, and other live-event businesses devastated by the pandemic. … » Read

On June 26 the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) will perform a free concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the venue’s first live performance in over a year. “It’s been an exercise in organizational agility and … » Read

On June 1 tickets for the summer season at the Hollywood Bowl went on sale, with every expectation that the Bowl will welcome full capacity crowds as of the first concert on July 3. This marks a  change from a previous plan calling for the … » Read

Anyone leaving a concert at Philadelphia’s Mann Center, or simply going for a walk in the surrounding Fairmount Park, would be well-advised to download the app , put on their headphones, and get ready to enjoy Pulitzer Prize-winning … » Read

Few classical music leaders navigated the travails of the coronavirus pandemic more adroitly than John Gilhooly , the 47-year-old general director of Wigmore Hall. Over the past year, the 540-seat London theater, arguably the most important … » 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

MILAN (AP) —Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions. Audiences returned to La … » Read

As negotiations with its namesake organization soldier on, the MET Orchestra continues to perform as its own, independent entity, with ticket proceeds going to aid members suffering from the pandemic’s financial fall out. The announcement … » Read