MADRID, Spain--The pandemic is wreaking havoc on the performing arts world, but from June 17 to June 28 the Teatros del Canal went forward with the 35 th Madrid Dance Festival. Six recently made full-length works, created and performed by Spanish … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named a new Chief Financial Officer—Karen Sturges, a CPA who will oversee the organization’s finances, information technology, and office administrations. She starts August 10, succeeding Alison … » Read

Like the rest of the UK’s concert venues, the Barbican has been shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. But on July 20, Huw Humphreys, Barbican’s head of music, announced, “Live music will return to the Barbican this … » Read

Following represents Part II of last week's A Helping Hand for Classical Music Journalism. David Stull, president of the San Francisco Conservatory, which now administers the The Rubin Institute for Music Criticism, is a native of Cincinnati and … » 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

Wagnerians will miss the Bayreuth Festival this year due to the pandemic, but they can enjoy four of the master’s works originally scheduled for this July and August via a series of virtual broadcasts. In a collaboration with Deutsche … » Read

The Shed, which opened with grand fanfare in April 2019 as a hotbed of cutting-edge avant-gardism, is struggling. It was already having trouble before the pandemic, its all brand new offerings occasionally praised by critics, but hardly the stuff … » Read

Since the lockdown forced it to abandon live performances on March 12, the Metropolitan Opera has been among the most proactive and inventive among performing arts organizations in making its presence felt online worldwide. Its free nightly … » Read

Gabriella Tucci, an Italian soprano who enjoyed a career of more than two decades on international stages, died on July 9 in Rome. She was 90 years old. Although best known for her portrayals in such roles as Aida, Tucci possessed a voice that … » Read

NANTES, France (AP) — French officials launched an arson inquiry Saturday after a fire broke out in the famed Gothic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of the western French city of Nantes. The blaze destroyed the organ, shattered stained … » Read