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Recent Recordings of Note: A List

June 2, 2020 | Brian Wise, Musical America
From a turntable concerto to a Beethoven quartet cycle, the spring release schedule brings albums made largely before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered most recording studios and concert halls. Below are a few recent and upcoming highlights. May … » Read
 

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Corruption, Greed at the Heart of Teatro Regio's Downfall

June 2, 2020 | James Imam, Musical America
MILAN -- It has been a disastrous couple of years for Turin's Teatro Regio. In April 2018, superintendent Walter Vergnano resigned after 19 years to reveal a black hole of €1.7m for the previous year. Mayor Chiara Appendino, also president … » Read
 

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Window Concert: Performers Outside, Listeners Inside

June 2, 2020 | Agence France-Presse
Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the coronavirus lockdown, were transformed into opera boxes … » Read
 

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MA's Free Guide to Free Streams, June 1-8

June 1, 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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IDAGIO Offers a Way for Artists to Be Paid for Their Streams

June 1, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Classical music streaming service IDAGIO has launched a new online concert venue: The Global Concert Hall (GCH) is an audiovisual platform that enables artists and ensembles to offer exclusive digital concerts and-- unlike most artist-driven … » Read
 

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Scottish Opera, Forced to Regroup in the Past, Is Ready for the 'New Normal'

June 1, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
This is a terrible time for opera companies. The coronavirus pandemic has left stages dark, and every night the curtain fails to rise represents thousands in lost revenue. The Scottish Opera is no exception, as it has had to cancel 22 … » Read
 

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Met Cancels Fall Season, New Productions

June 1, 2020 | Ronald Blum
It was inevitable: “Given the enormous organizational complexity of the Met’s schedule, we have no choice but to cancel our fall season,” General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement issued today. The season will begin instead … » Read
 

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Four European Orchestras, Back on Stage--Cautiously

May 29, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As parts of Europe emerge from the lockdown, a few, largely state-supported orchestras are taking baby steps back to the concert hall. In Berlin, where restaurants are open for dining in, the Philharmonic dipped its collective toe in the water … » Read
 

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'Rescue and Restart': Australian Arts Groups Get $50M

May 29, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Many of Australia’s largest performing arts organizations are posed to benefit from an infusion of $50m from the state of New South Wales (NSW)to offset losses incurred during the pandemic. "We know that the arts are a place of refuge and a … » Read
 

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The 'Philadelphia Orchestra Channel' Comes to Penn Med Hospitals

May 29, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Philadelphia Orchestra is doing its part to make time spent in the hospital less onerous during the coronavirus pandemic. Patients and health-care workers at Penn Medicine’s six sites can now view performance videos from the … » Read
 
 

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