As the viability of a fall 2020 concert and opera season in the U.S. becomes increasingly unlikely, the last hold-outs of the summer season are finally coming to terms with reality. Earlier this week, the Santa Fe Opera and Santa Fe Chamber Music … » Read

In a move that may well foreshadow decisions to be made by other performing arts organizations, Minneapolis’s Guthrie Theater has decided that discretion is the better part of valor; it will not begin its next season until March 2021. … » Read

Collectors abhor missing pieces, so when Linda Murray became the curator of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts (NYPLPA) in 2015, it was to be expected that she ask, “Why don’t we … » Read

The office of Austria’s Governor Wilfried Haslauer has confirmed that a special committee of federal, state, city, and tourism representatives will meet on May 25 to decide the ultimate fate of the Salzburg Festival 2020. “On the one … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & Culture, with serendipitous timing as theaters throughout Italy and the western … » Read

T he Chicago Symphony Orchestra President Jeff Alexander discusses the idea of presenting concerts in Symphony Hall while at the same time observing social distancing. Orchestra Hall could seat about 420, out of its capacity of 2,500, while the … » Read

We will be updating this list 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) … » Read

Today, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti and a team of musicians she has brought together will begin offering three weeks of free music lessons online through her Foundation . The effort has thus far attracted 800 participants, both teachers … » Read

The coronavirus has claimed yet another victim. Santa Fe Opera has just announced the cancellation of its 2020 season, July 3-August 29, encompassing 39 performances of five operas, including the world premiere of Huang Ruo and David Henry … » Read

First the Santa Fe Opera cancelled earlier today; now the Chamber Music Festival, slated to run July 19 to August 24, has followed suit. “As with arts organizations around the world that have decided to cancel summer events, many realities … » Read