While promising new online initiatives to be revealed later this month, the BSO has made an, unfortunately, predictable announcement. “Though this news likely doesn’t come as a surprise…it is still a major loss,” said … » Read

This past March the coronavirus pandemic brought live orchestra performances to a standstill across the U.S. Before Covid-19, about 160,000 musicians played for the nation’s 1,600 orchestras. Now, they have been silenced. “[Its] the … » Read

If it were not rendered tragic by the pandemic, it might be funny. The U.K.’s “Rethink. Reskill. Reboot” campaign to encourage young people to train for technology careers has generated withering criticism from a key sector of … » Read

The San Francisco Opera has launched a campaign to raise $5 million in pledges, donated tickets, or annual gifts by November 23, to be matched by funds from a group of donors. The Company Relief Challenge, as it is called, is designed to raise … » Read

An ad hoc coalition of New York City arts presenters that operate large, flexible venues with architectural features supporting anti-pandemic public health measures are urging state regulators to permit their return to live performances. The Park … » Read

For arts and culture professionals, the fallout from Covid-19 has been immediate, and now threatens to become long-term. This past July the Mass Cultural Council projected that more than 17,000 nonprofit arts jobs would be affected by the … » Read

On Oct. 12 the U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed grants of £257mn ($337mn) to 1,385 arts organizations across England. “This life-changing funding will save thousands of cultural spaces … » Read

American opera singers living and working in Germany cannot help but contrast their experiences with those of their contemporaries in the U.S. “It’s very disorienting… because most of the news that we see relates to what is … » Read

What with Lincoln Center shuttered and the Metropolitan Opera’s 2020-21 season cancelled entirely, it’s hardly surprising that the New York Philharmonic is following suit, announcing today the cancellation of all of this … » Read

So much for the Hong Kong Philharmonic’s much touted “triumphant return to the concert hall” on October 9. Billed as its first concert together since March, with an audience that included HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam and … » Read