Opera companies are apparently very busy using their imaginations. Among the latest to re-imagine its season, beyond Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and the Rossini Festival, is the Minnesota Opera. On September 24 and 26, it will trade its usual … » Read

The 2020 edition of the Rossini Opera Festival, recalibrated in response to the pandemic, will kick off on Aug. 6 with a performance of the Petite messe solennelle , dedicated to the memory of the victims of Covid-19, in the Piazza del Popolo. … » Read

Emma Kail, former general manager of the Kansas City Symphony, is to be the new executive director of the Grant Teton Music Festival, as of September 1. The Festival, whose live orchestral concerts have been cancelled for the season, was … » Read

In what seems a made-for-the-moment development, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, American roots musician Rhiannon Giddens is the new artistic director of Silkroad. Her appointment comes to public light for the first time tomorrow night … » Read

Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, which oversees the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Alliance Theater and is the nation’s third largest, is in the market for a new CEO. Doug Shipman, in the position for three years … » Read

The Richmond Symphony’s fall season sounds like a true hybrid of live and live-treamed events, some outside, some inside, some large ensemble, some small, and all representing the musicians’ first time back together since March. The … » Read

MILAN (AP) —La Scala on Monday announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of confidence that European cultural life can resume in full following the coronavirus lockdowns , and in support of artists who were left out … » Read

After the pandemic forced it to close its doors for the first time in its 150-year history, the Steinway & Sons piano factory is back to working at full capacity. “During World War II, we had a very minimal staff in here building … » Read

Inevitably, the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops have cancelled their fall seasons, anticipating a January 3, 2021 return. The orchestra will continue to maintain an online presence through a variety of programs and is also promising a free … » 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