Paul Edward Kellogg, a leader in introducing new and unusual opera at a time when it wasn’t fashionable, died on April 28 in a hospital in his hometown of Cooperstown, NY, of natural causes. He was 84. At the height of his career, Kellogg … » Read

Theater producer Cameron MacIntosh has issued a ringing defense of his decision to cut the size of the pit orchestra in half—from 27 to 14 musicians—when The Phantom of the Opera returns to London’s West End in early June. … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has cancelled all tours through March of 2022. The cause is the pandemic, but not its threat to the safety and well-being of company members. Rather, the cause is concern among foreign presenters that the vaccine Russia has … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is offering an ambitious spring program of performances on CSOtv and other digital platforms. Among them are four new episodes of CSO Sessions, two new episodes in the CSO for Kids series, and three releases in the … » Read

The gremlins are reportedly gone, and the website for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) has been up and running smoothly since Monday. The original opening date was April 8, but, bringing to mind the … » Read

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mid-sized cultural events could be held without social distancing — but with other precautions — after a pilot concert attended by 4,500 mask-wearing Spaniards who'd been screened for COVID-19 produced no … » Read

Violist Geraldine Walther , who exited the Takács Quartet in 2019 after a 15-year run, has been appointed interim director of chamber music at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She starts next fall and her position is expected to become … » Read

Live music returns to Davies Symphony Hall on May 6, when music director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the San Francisco Symphony (SFO) in a concert for first responders, health professionals, and community and cultural leaders. Weekly programs, 75 … » Read

T he Dallas Opera is starting an online subscription streaming service. Thedallasopera.tv launched Monday with a recital by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard [pictured] and Vanished , a three-part art film with tenor Russell Thomas, countertenor John … » Read

This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the creation of the Scottish Opera’s (SO) outreach and education program, the oldest of its kind in Europe. To mark the anniversary, the company is planning an ambitious menu of activities intended … » Read