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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, March 22-29

March 22, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
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
 

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Letters: The Biggest Losers from Our Silent Stages

March 22, 2021 | David Rowe, Rowe Artists
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
 

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Berlin Phil Performs Live for 1,000 as a Test Case

March 22, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
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
 

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Park Avenue Armory Re-opening Postponed After Positive Covid Tests

March 22, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
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
 

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Tanglewood to Open to Live Audiences

March 19, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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
 

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Ojai Fest Moves to September, Live

March 19, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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
 

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Remembering James Levine

March 19, 2021 | George Loomis, Musical America
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
 

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Roster Changes: Colbert Artists, Opus 3, HarrisonParrott

March 19, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
British conductor Stefan Asbury has joined the roster of Colbert Artists for North American representation. A recent podium guest for the Boston Symphony’s BSO Now series, Asbury has guest conducted widely and has been on the Tanglewood … » Read
 

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LA Opera's New 'Signature' Recital Series

March 19, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In April the Los Angeles Opera is introducing a new Signature Recital Series of intimate online performances by five world-class singers. The full-length recitals, filmed in concert venues across the U.S. and in Europe, can be viewed on demand … » Read
 

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Met Musicians Agree to Return to Negotiations

March 17, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Somebody in the Metropolitan Opera stalemate with its unions has finally blinked. First it was management, when, in December, it offered union members up to $1,543 a week if they would just come back to the negotiating table. (The company has … » Read
 
 

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