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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, August 24-31

August 24, 2020 | Clive Paget, Musical America
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
 

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Onstage at the Hollywood Bowl: LA Phil Launches 'Sound/Stage'

August 24, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, which is anticipating a loss of $90 million this year due to concerts cancelled at Disney Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, will unveil a new "Sound/Stage" initiative starting September 25. The series, which will … » Read
 

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Wolf Trap Convenes Its Studio Artists in Person

August 24, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Wolf Trap Opera’s 2020 summer training program is demonstrating anew that necessity is the mother of invention. Despite the pandemic, Wolf Trap VP for opera and classical programming Lee Anne Myslewski tells the local broadcaster, … » Read
 

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Opera Australia Sells Warehouse, Restructures Staff

August 24, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The economic fallout from Covid-19 is forcing Opera Australia (OA) to take drastic measures to ensure its survival. In a message to staff, OA CEO Rory Jeffes notes, “As we approach six months of impact, the one thing that is clear is that … » Read
 

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In the U.S., Baby Steps Back to the Concert Hall

August 21, 2020 | Brian Wise, Musical America
After nearly six months of silence, some U.S. concert halls are beginning to show signs of life. Small ensembles of musicians are tip-toeing back on stage, temperatures checked, faces masked, music desks positioned at least six-feet apart. In … » Read
 

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"Opera Starts with Oh!" Sure Beats "TeleTubbies"

August 21, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Opera and preschoolers seem an unlikely mix. But as one critic recently discovered, a Zoom workshop run by the D.C. and NYC-based company Opera Lafayette “kept its grid of budding opera buffs rapt with an action-packed half-hour of … » Read
 

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(Yet Another) Study: Singing Is as Safe as Speaking

August 21, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
New research in the U.K. has shown that, contrary to initial assumptions, singing does not produce significantly more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume. The findings are of enormous importance as the music world plots how … » Read
 

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Boston Symphony Lays Off 30% of Staff

August 21, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Boston Symphony, citing losses from cancelled events at $35 million, has announced staff layoffs nearing 30 percent. Included in its cancelled event count are 316 concerts, March 13-November 28, 2020, indicating there will be no live fall … » Read
 

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MARLI: Music Academy of the West's 2020 Incarnation

August 19, 2020 | John Fleming, Musical America
Music Academy of the West, whose home is a stunning Spanish Revival mansion and garden estate a two-minute walk from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, CA, has an illustrious legacy. Lotte Lehmann, Otto Klemperer, Darius Milhaud, Arnold … » Read
 

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South Korea's Arts Venues Retreat

August 19, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The reopening guidelines for COVID-19 might just as well be, two steps forward, one step back—or maybe even two. South Korea, after keeping the virus at bay for five months, is suddenly pulling back, shuttering performance venues and … » Read
 
 

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