Dancemakers, one of Canada’s oldest dance companies, will cease all operations on July 31, 2021. “The global pandemic directly impacted Dancemakers’ capacity to deliver its 2020 artistic programming and its financial revenue … » Read

This list will be updated weekly. Note all times are 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 currently six hours … » Read

One of the ongoing mysteries posed by the coronavirus pandemic is the manner in which it spreads. For musicians and the organizations that sustain them, it’s a question that has spawned several series of studies. The National Federation of … » Read

The life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges reads like an opera plot—and a good one too. The first acknowledged Black classical composer in history, Saint-Georges was born on the island of Guadeloupe in 1745, son of a French … » Read

For reasons of the pandemic’s travel restrictions, not to mention the uptick in recent cases, Jaap van Zweden is unable to conduct the two December Dallas Symphony programs he planned, one for the 12 th , honoring the Dutch maestro’s … » Read

“The problem with the word ‘opera,’” posits the music journalist and author Paul Morley , “is that even if you have never seen or heard one… you will have a very definite opinion about what it is, and why it … » Read

The European parliament and council have agreed on a seven-year €1.8 trillion ($2.1 trillion) recovery package for the 27-nation European Union (EU) under the rubric NextGenerationEU.  Of that figure, €2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) … » Read

The Sphinx Organization on Wednesday announced the second round of its annual Sphinx Venture Fund grants, awarding gifts of between $50,000 and $100,000 to four recipients that intend to promote cultural diversity in classical music. The … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago and its musicians have announced that they have modified their contract agreement through 2020-21. Asked to define precisely what has been modified, the company failed to respond. "Our goals are the same; to protect our … » Read

It is a commonplace that, if something seems too good to be true, it very likely is. Several musicians lured by the prospect of a recording on Orpheus Classical found this to be true, according to an investigation by VAN magazine . Classical … » Read