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

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