The Aspen Music Festival and School is postponing its opening by two weeks and shortening its season from eight weeks to six. Scheduled to launch July 2, it will now begin July 16, with programming changes to be announced at a later date. The two … » Read

In early March the leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale, located about an hour from Seattle, decided to proceed with their weekly rehearsal, despite the growing threat posed by the coronavirus. Sixty of the choir’s 121 members showed up for … » Read

Two more festivals have cancelled their upcoming seasons, both of them key players in the realm of contemporary music. The Aldeburgh Festival, founded in 1948 by composer Benjamin Britten, tenor Peter Pears, and librettist/producer Eric Crozier, … » Read

The Festival has just announced that it is "suspended." Following is the Festival's own announcement, posted verbatim in the interest of time. It is marked March 31. » Read

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has come up with an ingenious way to engage with its audience in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. At 9pm each night, members of the ensemble post short excerpts of works by Bach and others online via … » Read

Timing can be everything. On the same day that the Kennedy Center received news it was to receive $25m as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), the Center’s president, Deborah Rutter, informed the 96 … » Read

We will be updating this list twice weekly. Please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Contact editor@musicalamerica.com .   Monday, March 30 Noon CET: Staatsoper unter den Linden. … » Read

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded $89 million of the Metropolitan Opera’s taxable municipal debt to junk bond status as a result of the pandemic-driven decision to cancel the remainder of the company’s season. A further … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company has cancelled the remainder of its season, inclusive of Aida , The Flying Dutchman , a free concert series, a fundraiser, and all else, due to concerns over COVID-19. Its two main venues, the Four Seasons Center for the … » Read

The Scottish Opera’s production of Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been postponed, due to the coronavirus crisis, but the company is making itself useful in the meantime. Just as the Atlanta Opera is using the skills of its … » Read