Meredith Snow, chairperson of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), warns members to be wary of letting employers free stream their performances. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, most U.S. orchestras and opera … » Read

The new, 30-day Salzburg Festival 2020, which opens August 1, remains programmatically impressive, despite the restrictions of the pandemic. As previously reported , it has been pared down to meet health and safety requirements, from 200 events … » Read

Denmark was one of the first European nations to shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, so it comes as no surprise that it was at the front of the line when it came time to reopen on Sunday, June 7, with a concert by the Royal Danish … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced it will “no longer engage MPD [Minneapolis Police Department] officers to provide security at Orchestra concerts . . . [until it] implements fundamental changes” in the wake of George … » Read

The Nashville Symphony Association has informed the Tennessee Dept. of Labor that it intends to furlough 131 members of its workforce, involving both staff and musician, by June 30. It laid off some 200 part-timers in April. Having had to cancel … » Read

We will be updating this on Mondays. 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 Opera (TDO) and the Cliburn Concerts have both revised their 2020-21 seasons in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The opera company has dropped one production—Wagner’s Lohengrin —scheduled for nine performances, … » Read

Arts and cultural institutions will receive $1.13bn as part of the German government’s $147bn stimulus package. The “New Start for Culture” two-year program includes support for a variety of enterprises. Art and book fairs, … » Read

VIENNA –The Grafenegg Festival 2020 will take place as scheduled, with some adaptations to meet the safety requirements of the COVID-19 virus. Its 32-hectare (about 80 acres) outdoor campus, dominated by the open air Wolkenturm, enables … » Read

With its season scheduled to begin on August 8, its hardly a surprise to learn that the Seattle Opera has cancelled the opening double-bill of Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci ; tickets sold will automatically be transferred to an August 2021 … » Read