One of the ongoing mysteries posed by the coronavirus pandemic is the manner in which it spreads. For musicians and the organizations that sustain them, it’s a question that has spawned several series of studies. The National Federation of … » Read

“The problem with the word ‘opera,’” posits the music journalist and author Paul Morley , “is that even if you have never seen or heard one… you will have a very definite opinion about what it is, and why it … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago and its musicians have announced that they have modified their contract agreement through 2020-21. Asked to define precisely what has been modified, the company failed to respond. "Our goals are the same; to protect our … » Read

The European parliament and council have agreed on a seven-year €1.8 trillion ($2.1 trillion) recovery package for the 27-nation European Union (EU) under the rubric NextGenerationEU.  Of that figure, €2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) … » Read

It is a commonplace that, if something seems too good to be true, it very likely is. Several musicians lured by the prospect of a recording on Orpheus Classical found this to be true, according to an investigation by VAN magazine . Classical … » Read

Southern California’s car culture is offering salvation (of a sort) for regional opera companies. In late October and early November, the San Diego Opera offered four nights of La Bohème at an area drive-in theater. Next up is the … » Read

On Dec. 8, HarrisonParrott will inaugurate Virtual Circle, a live-streaming and digital content platform. The partnership with eMusic Live will offer audiences “concert look and feel” performances as well as workshops/masterclasses, … » Read

When the San Francisco Opera isn’t streaming some of its past, classic performances (Samuel Ramey as Boris Godunov this week, Željko Lucic as Rigoletto next), it’s projecting them on the giant screen at the Fort Mason Drive-in, where … » Read

The Dallas Symphony, currently hosting its second annual Women in Classical Music symposium, was among the first to return to its home base for live concerts, albeit socially distanced onstage and with a limited audience in the Meyerson Symphony … » Read

CHICAGO--For the second consecutive year, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s budget has been hit by an unexpected tsunami of cancelled concerts. In spring 2019, it was a seven-week CSO musicians’ strike . In spring 2020 it … » Read