Meredith Snow, chairperson of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), warns members to be wary of letting employers free stream their performances. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, most U.S. orchestras and opera … » Read

We will be updating this 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) is … » Read

The Dallas Opera (TDO) and the Cliburn Concerts have both revised their 2020-21 seasons in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The opera company has dropped one production—Wagner’s Lohengrin —scheduled for nine performances, … » Read

The Nashville Symphony Association has informed the Tennessee Dept. of Labor that it intends to furlough 131 members of its workforce, involving both staff and musician, by June 30. It laid off some 200 part-timers in April. Having had to cancel … » Read

Arts and cultural institutions will receive $1.13bn as part of the German government’s $147bn stimulus package. The “New Start for Culture” two-year program includes support for a variety of enterprises. Art and book fairs, … » Read

VIENNA –The Grafenegg Festival 2020 will take place as scheduled, with some adaptations to meet the safety requirements of the COVID-19 virus. Its 32-hectare (about 80 acres) outdoor campus, dominated by the open air Wolkenturm, enables … » Read

With its season scheduled to begin on August 8, its hardly a surprise to learn that the Seattle Opera has cancelled the opening double-bill of Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci ; tickets sold will automatically be transferred to an August 2021 … » Read

A report issued after a summit meeting of leaders in the U. K. theater industry warns that in order for the sector to survive, the British government must invest £300m ($378m) for every three months venues are closed. The report also called … » Read

Leaders in the entertainment industry are putting their money where their mouths are in response to the furor following the murder of George Floyd. Warner Music Group and the Blavatnik Family Foundation (Leonard Blavatnik purchased Warner Music … » Read

As the coronavirus has turned many orchestral and chamber musicians, professional and otherwise, into solitary creatures of their living rooms, a new app has arrived on the U.S. market to help re-create the experience of making music in community … » Read