China removed restrictions on hall capacity on March 15 th ,  thus paving the way for performance venues to sell all seats.  Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism indicate that local authorities, and the venues … » Read

Silkroad, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma 21 years ago, has received a $3mn “transformational” grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens called the monies “hugely meaningful at a time during … » Read

Kenneth Cooper, harpsichordist, pianist, and musicologist revered especially among Baroque music circles, died at age 79 on March 13 in Manhattan. As a performer, Cooper combined scrupulous musicianship and articulate technique with an … » Read

Extended lockdowns across Europe mean that the trend for performing opera in empty auditoriums continues apace with the Bayerische Staatsoper’s March 21 streamed premiere of Barrie Kosky’s quirky new staging of Der Rosenkavalier The … » Read

Opera Philadelphia will offer its first performances for live audiences since February 2020 with a 90-minute adaptation of Tosca, presented with orchestra and chorus and marking the company's debut at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. The event, … » Read

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of one of four pieces for the event refused a request to remove a curse on America from the piece. In … » Read

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