The Scottish Opera is taking to the out-of-doors. In September the company will present a series of 25-minute “pop-up opera” roadshows around the country in a specially adapted trailer and portable stage. Simultaneously it will stage … » Read

How do you train young artists in the midst of a pandemic? University arts programs and conservatories all over the U.S. are struggling to devise answers to what Brian Cole, chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts … » 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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