PARIS (AP) — Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's devastating fire. The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning, and reassembling France’s largest … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given 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 … » Read

The Dallas Symphony is moving ahead with revised fall season, announcing a full slate of one-hour orchestral concerts September 4 through November 29 in its home, the Meyerson Symphony Center. Audiences will be limited to 75 and ensembles will be … » Read

A norm-shattering event like the coronavirus pandemic can often become an opportunity to encourage out-of-the-box thinking. The San Francisco Chronicle recently engaged in such a thought experiment, asking 22 Bay Area cultural leaders to imagine … » Read

Forced by the pandemic to reduce expenses by 25 percent, the Kansas City Symphony has cut musicians’ salaries for the first time in five months. They have agreed to a 19 percent decrease for the 2020-2021 season; as soon as ticketed … » Read

Covid-19 is forcing the longest string of cancelled concerts in the 139-year history of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The orchestra administration has cancelled the entire fall season in response to directives prohibiting gatherings of 25 … » Read

The upsurge in coronavirus cases in Texas is failing to dampen the Houston Symphony Orchestra’s (HSO) plans to continue its “Live from Jones Hall” streaming series. Programs for four Saturday evenings in August will offer a … » Read

Inevitably, the Los Angeles Opera has postponed the four works it was to mount September 26- December 13, 2020, to the of fall 2021. Those 20 performances included the mainstage productions of Il Trovatore, Tannhäuser, and Cinderella and the … » Read

Like the majority of its colleagues in the performing arts, Opera Philadelphia has been forced to revise its season, in this case using the term “reimagine” and announcing the launch of a new Opera Philadelphia Channel, which it … » Read

Opera companies are apparently very busy using their imaginations. Among the latest to re-imagine its season, beyond Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and the Rossini Festival, is the Minnesota Opera. On September 24 and 26, it will trade its usual … » Read