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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
 

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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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Boulanger's World Comes to Bard Music Fest

August 2, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
For two weeks beginning Aug. 6, Bard College will present “Nadia Boulanger and Her World,” a series of 12 concerts accompanied by pre-recorded panel discussions and a scholarly publication exploring the life of the most renowned … » Read
 

Reviews

Cancellations, Withdrawals Aside, Verbier Fest Was Worth the Trip

July 30, 2021 | Mark Valencia, Musical America
VERBIER, Switzerland—Still convalescing after the lost summer of 2020, the Swiss festival’s ambitious recovery festival has been hampered by travel-thwarted cancellations and Covid-related withdrawals. Most critical among the latter … » Read
 

Reviews

At Tanglewood: Anne-Sophie Glides Through John Williams's Latest

July 30, 2021 | Leslie Kandell, Musical America
LENOX, MA--No nation has contributed more to film art and its industry than America, and no one has composed more hit film scores than John Williams. The elegant 89-year-old Boston Pops conductor laureate returned last week to Tanglewood, summer … » Read
 
 

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