A study conducted within the last two weeks by Howard A. Stone, a professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, indicates that Plexiglass may not be the Covid-19-spread solution that many have thought. Stone, who … » Read

Not about to let the coronavirus pandemic cancel their annual Christmas concert, the 40 members of the Wisconsin Chamber Choir (WCC) gathered in their cars at the American Family Insurance’s parking structure in Madison on Dec. 12 for a … » Read

The coronavirus and the growing clamor against systemic racism represent a double whammy of sorts for the classical music world. The disappearance of live performances is gutting the budgets for orchestras everywhere, while the growing pressure … » Read

Determined to end a year-long drought of live performances, the Dallas Opera has announced plans for four productions to begin in March of 2021. “What we really are hearing from our audiences is, we really want to have live music … » Read

The Salzburg Festival in Austria is forging ahead with a full program for 2021 after becoming one of the few classical music organizations to manage a limited program last summer. The world’s top summer festival, coming off its 100th … » Read

The stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera,  locked out by management as of midnight, Dec. 7,  have received a vote of support from the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG). A statement from the Coalition reads, in part, … » Read

A unique music venue in American musical history—architect Louis Kahn’s floating music barge Point Counterpoint II —has found a permanent home on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Launched in 1976 as a floating concert stage … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has survived a revolution, a world war, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Now the COVID-19 pandemic offers what may well be an even sterner challenge. Russia, already the fifth most-infected country in the world, is … » Read

A group of 25 internationally accomplished singers, instrumentalists, and conductors intended to ask the Bavarian Administrative Court to review the legality of closing concert halls and opera houses to combat the pandemic. Scheduled to file the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The shuttered Metropolitan Opera locked out its stagehands in Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at midnight on Monday because it has been unable to negotiate wage cuts during the novel … » Read