MILAN (AP) —Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions. Audiences returned to La … » Read

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

V iva Españ a! Spanish artists clinched the top slots in four different competitions this month. The 16th Donatella Flick Conducting Competition concluded May 23 in London,  awarding first prize to Julio García Vico, a Spanish … » Read

As negotiations with its namesake organization soldier on, the MET Orchestra continues to perform as its own, independent entity, with ticket proceeds going to aid members suffering from the pandemic’s financial fall out. The announcement … » Read

This summer the Philadelphia Orchestra (PO) returns to performing before live audiences at Colorado’s Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York. … » Read

While Carnegie Hall still remains closed, on June 12 “Carnegie Hall Citywide” launches a summer season of more than 20 performances in 11 partner venues from June through September. Local artists take center stage throughout, … » Read

As arts groups begin to peek out from behind the shutters, the German government yesterday announced its largest funding package ever to the arts, which--in a country that actually places value on them —is saying something. The idea behind … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, died Thursday at her home in Milan. She was 84. … » Read

Over the past year, a precious few arts organizations in and around New York benefitted from a foundation that, until now, remained anonymous. The Alphadyne Foundation has disbursed a total of $10mn, $6mn of it to arts organizations, since the … » Read

BBC has announced the upcoming Proms season, July 30 to September 11, with 52 concerts over 44 days to a (hopefully) full audience in Royal Albert Hall, now in its 150 th -anniversary year. It’s a far cry from last year’s 14 concerts … » Read