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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, Dec. 14-21
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 … »
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Plexiglass Barriers: The Jury Is Still Out
A study conducted within the last two weeks by Howard A. Stone, a professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, indicates that Plexiglass may not be the Covid-19-spread solution that many have thought. Stone, who … »
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Cars, Carollers, and Christmas
Not about to let the coronavirus pandemic cancel their annual Christmas concert, the 40 members of the Wisconsin Chamber Choir (WCC) gathered in their cars at the American Family Insurance’s parking structure in Madison on Dec. 12 for a … »
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Concert Crowd Tests Effectiveness of Same-day COVID Screening
BARCELONA, SPAIN — Eager for a live music show after months of social distancing, more than 1,000 Barcelona residents gathered Saturday to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening to … »
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Salzburg Festival Back on Track for 2021
The Salzburg Festival in Austria is forging ahead with a full program for 2021 after becoming one of the few classical music organizations to manage a limited program last summer. The world’s top summer festival, coming off its 100th … »
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Dallas Opera to Open in March, with Four Productions
Determined to end a year-long drought of live performances, the Dallas Opera has announced plans for four productions to begin in March of 2021. “What we really are hearing from our audiences is, we really want to have live music … »
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Volksoper Wien Names New Music Director
Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber--chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, music director of the Teatro Massimo Palermo, principal guest of the Semperoper Dresden—will add yet another post in the 2022-23 season. Concurrent with Lotte de … »
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Swed: The Case for Widening the Rep by Black Composers
The coronavirus and the growing clamor against systemic racism represent a double whammy of sorts for the classical music world. The disappearance of live performances is gutting the budgets for orchestras everywhere, while the growing pressure … »
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Doug Sheldon Is Back in Business
It’s been just over 18 months since R. Douglas Sheldon, better known simply as Doug, left Columbia Artists as it chairman and just over three months since that onetime behemoth of a classical music agency subsequently went belly up . Now … »
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La Scala Opening as Non-event: An Eyewitness Account
MILAN--Few events in classical music can match the opening night of La Scala for momentousness and public spectacle. In the weeks before, the production, guest list, and gala dinner menu are subject to intense scrutiny and endless media coverage. … »
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