Well before the onset of the pandemic, the opera industry was in trouble. The large opera companies, notes one thoughtful observer, “are tied to a 19th-century business model that is difficult to sustain. The size of the operation has not … » Read

After more than 60 years, the Academy Anniversary Concert and Ball, the annual fundraising tribute to Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, is going on hiatus. Ironically the cause is not the pandemic: the decision to suspend the event was made … » Read

Almost 40 years after her death, composer and jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams is garnering headlines for two new performances of her 1945 composition Zodiac Suite . A musical prodigy born in Atlanta in 1910 and raised in Pittsburgh, Williams first … » 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

To the Editor: I wanted to share an observation which hit me while watching your recent Brian Prechtl One to One interview. His comments (12:15 - 12:45) celebrating donor participation during the pandemic, and the robust fiscal health of the … » Read

The Coronavirus is surging again in Germany, with a reported 15,000 new cases in the last several days. The Berlin Philharmonic was nonetheless permitted to perform Saturday night a “test” concert before about 1,000 visitors—40 … » Read

So much for reopening indoor venues to audiences. The Park Avenue Armory, with its vast 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill, was to have opened on Wednesday March 24 for a seven-day, socially distanced, public premiere of the Bill T. … » Read

Tanglewood will open for the first time in 18 months, with live performances planned to run July 9 to August 6—50 percent of the usual season. Programming details are due to be announced on April 8; performances will be limited to 80 … » Read

The Ojai Music Festival has announced plans for its 75 th live edition, moved from its usual June to September 16 to 19 in hopes that the pandemic will be under control by that time. John Adams, curator and conductor for the 2021 Festival … » Read

I attended not his first but his second appearance at the Metropolitan Opera, on June 12, 1971, the debut of a 27-year-old conductor in  Tosca  that quickly attracted a buzz. It was a Saturday night during one of the seasons in June … » Read