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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, March 29-April 5

March 29, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
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
 

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LA Music Center Gets Official OK on Indoor Air Safety

March 29, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Los Angeles Music Center has become the first performing arts organization to receive the UL Verified Healthy Buildings Mark for Indoor Air Quality from Underwriters Laboratories, the international testing service headquartered in Northbrook, … » Read
 

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LA Opera and Marquee TV in New Partnership

March 26, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The LA Opera has partnered with subscription arts-streaming platform Marquee TV to add Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover to its offerings, starting March 27. Marquee TV’s catalog is well-stocked with classic productions of … » Read
 

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New Mask for Singers Enables Safe, Unrestricted Vocalizing

March 26, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Among the many challenges facing the San Francisco Opera (SFO) as it has contemplated a return to live performances is how to protect a group of people working closely together on stage from breathing one another’s potentially infectious … » Read
 

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NYC Will Vaccinate Its Theater Workers

March 26, 2021 | Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city’s theaters, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York’s draw. “It’s time to … » Read
 

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Latest Look at Classical Streaming Services

March 25, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Over the past decade the explosion of streaming services has transformed how we listen to music, with compact-disc sales declining by 97 percent since 2000. As anyone who has explored classical music streaming can tell you, mainline services like … » Read
 

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Classical Music in the U.K., One Year Later

March 25, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
As the classical music world in the U.K. cautiously begins to contemplate life after the pandemic, a critic asks, “What can we expect from our opera houses and orchestras?” While acknowledging that the end may be in sight, Ancrew … » Read
 

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NY Phil to Perform Live Under Esa-Pekka Salonen Next Month

March 25, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The New York Philharmonic’s first live performances for audiences in over a year will take place not with their music director on the podium but with musicians' favorite Esa-Pekka Salonen leading small-ensembles. Repertoire is Arvo … » Read
 

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Silkroad Gets $3M from the Mellon Foundation

March 24, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Silkroad, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma 21 years ago, has received a $3mn “transformational” grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens called the monies “hugely meaningful at a time during … » Read
 

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Venue Capacity Limits Lifted Entirely in China

March 24, 2021 |
Rudolph Tang, Musical America
China removed restrictions on hall capacity on March 15 th ,  thus paving the way for performance venues to sell all seats.  Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism indicate that local authorities, and the venues … » Read
 
 

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