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

As COVID-19 cases in nearby Dallas reach 50,000, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) is proceeding with plans for live performances starting September 18. “We recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic is still here in Texas…. [so] we … » Read

The 2020 edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, recalibrated in response to the pandemic, will kick off on Aug. 6 with a performance of the Petite messe solennelle , dedicated to the memory of the victims of Covid-19, in the Piazza del Popolo. … » Read

As presenters attempt to sort through the glut of digital content generated by a music business in lockdown, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is offering an option well known to the worlds of radio and television: syndication. … » Read