As of Thursday, April 22, two weeks after the Small Business Administration (SBA) was to begin processing applications from independent music venues and theaters for $16bn in federal pandemic relief, the agency’s website is still not … » Read

In what European media describe as a “glittering gala,” Plácido Domingo shared the stage of the Bolshoi Theater earlier this week with a number of high profile artists as well as past winners of his Operalia competition. The … » Read

Lincoln Center has rolled out the May programming for Restart Stages, utilizing ten “performance spaces” it will create on campus, all of them out of doors. When first announced in February, Restart Stages was to have representation … » Read

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will offer a mix of in-person and digital performances this spring and summer. Free outdoor events begin May 27 and continue through Oct. 2. Held at Millennium Stage, the programs are multicultural and … » Read

The Dallas Symphony has created a new position for violinist/conductor Pinchas Zukerman, with whom it has been affiliated in one form or another since 1977, including when he was principal guest conductor, from 1993-95. His position, … » Read

There seems no end to accounts of the difficulties associated with Brexit emanating from the U.K., even though most music venues on the continent and in the U.K. are still closed due to Covid-19. The stress and cost associated with work … » Read

If all goes according to plan between now and then—and it’s a big if—many of Britain’s performance halls will be allowed to open, generally at half volume, on May 17. Last week, Wigmore Hall was first out of the gate, … » Read

A new focus on podcasting is one of the few positive outcomes of the pandemic for the classical music world. Those established for some time—cross-genre superstar Rhiannon Giddens’ Aria Code or conductor Joshua Weilerstein’s … » Read

Anne Parsons, whose remarkable tenure as the Detroit Symphony’s president and CEO has seen seven consecutive operating surpluses (2013-20) and launched a live streaming revolution among American orchestras, is to retire in the fall of 2022 … » Read

The pandemic’s shutdown of most European classical music venues has thus far muted the impact of Brexit on U.K. performing artists. But a new production of Peter Grimes at Madrid’s Teatro Real suggests that without agreements easing … » Read