As has become the norm in these abnormal times, many presenters are announcing their programming with very short lead times, never quite knowing what will and won’t be possible amid Covid restrictions in their particular part of the world. … » Read

Buoyed by the success of its fall season, presented under an open-sided circus tent , the Atlanta Opera has announced a spring season that includes five live productions—two adaptations of iconic operas and three concerts. In keeping with … » Read

Longtime trustee of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) A. Chase Anderson and his wife Josie have gifted $1mn to the institution’s endowment campaign. A scholarship named in their honor will underwrite all expenses for a conservatory … » Read

It’s over 20 years since Calixto Bieito outraged the British tabloids with his staging of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Mas c hera at English National Opera . Reports of 14 men sitting on the John in transparent cubicles had opera lovers … » Read

The Salzburg Festival will honor Riccardo Muti’s 80 th birthday this summer, as well as the 50 th anniversary of his Festival debut. “I’ve gone every year but one since I started in 1971,” he told Musical America when … » Read

The pandemic has bollixed the Oregon Bach Festival’s plans for the upcoming summer season. “The health trends and data are telling us to consider alternative ways of serving our community,” wrote Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Dean at … » Read

“It has nothing to do with whatever the Boston Symphony decides about Tanglewood this summer,” reports the Berkshire Eagle , but the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) will not operate live for the second summer in a row, … » Read

The Black Opera Alliance (BOA) and TRG Arts have joined forces to advance BOA’s efforts to advance racial equity and representation of the African diaspora and promote reform in all aspects of the world of opera. Formed since the onset of … » Read

James Darrah, artistic director of Omaha’s annual ONE Festival , is to take the same title with Long Beach Opera, another entity known for bold moves and experimentation. Darrah is well known in new opera circles, having directed the world … » 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