The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra may be the only arts group on the planet to emerge from the pandemic with a surplus. As of fiscal 2020 close (June 30), it posted a surplus of $74,000 on operating expenses of $9.7 million. All the while SPCO says … » Read

Somebody in the Metropolitan Opera stalemate with its unions has finally blinked. First it was management, when, in December, it offered union members up to $1,543 a week if they would just come back to the negotiating table. (The company has … » Read

Jaap (Van Zweden) is back in the Hall, and the New York Philharmonic plans to put its Bandwagon back on the road in May. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is anticipating limited audiences in the Hollywood Bowl this summer. “Glimmerglass on the … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra, which has performed solely for at-home viewing and listening the past nine months, will conclude its 2020-21 Classical season with performances for in-person audiences in Orchestra Hall beginning in June. Between April … » Read

Labor troubles at the Metropolitan Opera continue. Orchestra members have been without a paycheck since last April; choristers, dancers, and others began receiving stipends in January as an incentive to negotiate; and the company’s roughly … » 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

Beginning on May 17 the stages of Covent Garden will once again host live performances by The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera. Brand new work will also continue to be available to stream online as part of the #OurHouseToYourHouse program. Mark … » Read

PARIS (AFP) -- French protesters occupied three of the country's leading theaters on Wednesday as frustration grew over the months-long halt to cultural activities imposed due to the pandemic. Theaters, cinemas, museums, and other cultural spaces … » Read

The Shed, the singular-looking performing arts venue that  opened on the lower west side of Manhattan in 2019, will reopen for live, ticketed performances in April. “There’s limited capacity,” Artistic Director Alex Poots … » Read

Spring programming from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) continues in the virtual realm, a mix of newly recorded material, what CMS dubs “newly curated” archival recordings, and educational programs. The season is … » Read