The New York Philharmonic is taking to the streets again, this time moving up from last summer’s pickup model to a monster truck with a 20-foot shipping container that opens out into a stage. The orchestra calls it NY Phil Bandwagon 2 , … » Read

On May 1 and 2, renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will return to Tulsa, the site of her first professional engagement, to headline "Greenwood Overcomes" marking the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The program of music by living … » Read

The experience of a group of elite young cellists at the Scandinavian Cello School in Denmark suggests that humans are not alone in missing live music during the pandemic. When cellist Jacob Shaw quit touring internationally to establish the … » Read

The gremlins are reportedly gone, and the website for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) has been up and running smoothly since Monday. The original opening date was April 8, but, bringing to mind the … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has cancelled all tours through March of 2022. The cause is the pandemic, but not its threat to the safety and well-being of company members. Rather, the cause is concern among foreign presenters that the vaccine Russia has … » Read

Theater producer Cameron MacIntosh has issued a ringing defense of his decision to cut the size of the pit orchestra in half—from 27 to 14 musicians—when The Phantom of the Opera returns to London’s West End in early June. … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is offering an ambitious spring program of performances on CSOtv and other digital platforms. Among them are four new episodes of CSO Sessions, two new episodes in the CSO for Kids series, and three releases in the … » Read

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mid-sized cultural events could be held without social distancing — but with other precautions — after a pilot concert attended by 4,500 mask-wearing Spaniards who'd been screened for COVID-19 produced no … » Read

T he Dallas Opera is starting an online subscription streaming service. Thedallasopera.tv launched Monday with a recital by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard [pictured] and Vanished , a three-part art film with tenor Russell Thomas, countertenor John … » Read

This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the creation of the Scottish Opera’s (SO) outreach and education program, the oldest of its kind in Europe. To mark the anniversary, the company is planning an ambitious menu of activities intended … » Read