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Additional CMS Programming Emphasizes (Mostly) New Music

August 4, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced additional 2021-22 programing to its Alice Tully Hall fare, reported in May . The new concerts happen in the Rose Building, mostly in the Rose Studio and/or cyberspace. The "New Milestones … » Read
 

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SF Symphony Still Stops Short of Requiring Vaccine

August 3, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The San Francisco Symphony has updated its Covid-19 safety protocols, going into effect this Friday, August 6. However, unlike its colleagues at the SF Opera, the Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, and Broadway, it is not requiring proof of vaccination … » Read
 

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Lincoln Center Recruits Public Theater Exec for Top Artistic Post

August 3, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
After a year as associate artistic director of the Public Theater, Shanta Thake is to take the top artistic position at Lincoln Center, overseeing its various series and festivals. The position has been vacant since Jane Moss departed in 2020. In … » Read
 

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Gov't Announces Over $7.5 Billion Delivered in Shuttered Venue Operator Grants (SVOG)

August 3, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
After a slugglish start in April , the Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that its Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) are finally getting out of the building and into the hands of the concert halls, movie theaters, museums, … » Read
 

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Camille Saint-Saëns Died 100 Years Ago: Time to Reassess Some Neglected Works

August 3, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Has Camille Saint-Saëns been “shamefully neglected and overlooked?” Stephen Moss, writing for The Guardian , certainly thinks so. This year marks the centenary of the death of this prolific French composer—his oeuvre … » Read
 

Reviews

At West Edge: Eliogabalo, an Opera for Our Time. Not.

August 3, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Loony or lascivious? That is the dilemma, argues critic Joshua Kosman, posed by the Venetian composer Francesco Cavalli’s 1667 opera Eliogabalo . Presented by the West Edge Opera at the outdoor Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda, CA, through Aug. … » Read
 

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A New Era for the Colorado Music Festival, Part I

August 2, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
For a New Yorker cooped up in a one-bedroom apartment for the last 18 months, a recent visit to the Colorado Music Festival (CMF) in the mountains of Boulder, CO, proved an oasis, with strains of rehearsals by day and concerts by night, emanating … » Read
 

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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, August 2-16

August 2, 2021 | 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
 

Reviews

A Fresh, Historically Astute Barber in Damrosch Park

August 2, 2021 | George Loomis, Musical America
For months now, intrepid presenters of opera have dared to break the silence imposed by the coronavirus—always cautiously and sometimes to houses purposely empty—by offering live performances. Only this week, however, did full-scale … » Read
 

People in the News

New Artist of the Month: Pianist Tianxu An

August 1, 2021 | Ken Smith, Musical America
When Chinese-born pianist Tianxu An returns to the Curtis Institute of Music in September, he will have advanced his career by leaps and bounds under the least likely of circumstances—the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March 2020—when … » Read
 
 

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