A study concluded by the University of Manchester, suggests that the U.K.’s break with the European Union (EU) in combination with the pandemic will lead to a two-year artistic hiatus during which the country’s cultural organizations … » Read

John Harris, a Berkeley-based writer and artist, and his eponymous foundation have donated a collection of 40 vintage guitars to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). Housed at the school on rotating display since 2012, the collection … » Read

Opera lovers will be able to ring in the New Year with the Metropolitan Opera’s live-streamed, pay-per-view gala from Augsburg, Germany’s neo-Baroque Parktheater. Angel Blue, Javier Camarena, Matthew Polenzani, and Pretty Yende will … » Read

On Dec. 15, the Atlanta Opera (AO) launches Spotlight Media , a digital subscription service offering international audiences long-term access to exclusive video content from the company. Each month subscribers will be able to view new offerings … » Read

British soprano Mary Bevan pulls no punches when discussing her government’s relief efforts during the pandemic. “Why have musicians been left out in the cold?” the headline of her recent opinion piece in The Guardian asks. … » Read

Since the start of the pandemic, chorus members of the Israeli Opera of Tel Aviv-Jaffa have been furloughed. Now the 62 singers are fearful that management is about to lay them off. Negotiations between the two sides recently broke down. … » Read

In the pandemic’s continuing decimation of most things cultural, the Kennedy Center has cancelled planned performances through April and beyond, including traveling Broadway shows and operas in late spring into summer. CEO Deborah Rutter … » Read

Dancemakers, one of Canada’s oldest dance companies, will cease all operations on July 31, 2021. “The global pandemic directly impacted Dancemakers’ capacity to deliver its 2020 artistic programming and its financial revenue … » Read

BECKET, Mass. (AP) — A fire at the renowned Jacob's Pillow dance center in Massachusetts destroyed a theater building early Tuesday, but no one was hurt. The fire at the Doris Duke Theatre was reported at about 7 a.m., Becket Fire Chief … » Read

This list will be updated weekly. Note all times are 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 currently six hours … » Read