The Metropolitan Opera has announced nothing officially about its fall season, but all signs point to an empty, 3,800-seat house, on both sides of the footlights. Tickets for the still-on-the-schedule September 21 opening night gala with Anna … » Read

On Monday Austrian bass Günther Groissböck [pictured] could be excused for his distress when he looked out into the 1,000-seat State Theater of Hesse and saw fewer than 200 people. “Is it because we’re no good?” he … » Read

Planned as a seven-week in- and outdoor celebration of its 75 th anniversary season, the Caramoor Festival has repositioned itself as Summer 20/2.0, a mere shadow of its former self but a concerted effort to fill the void left by Covid-19. Seven … » Read

The closing of concert venues, theaters, and museums due to the coronavirus pandemic is likely to leave the average arts organization with a 12-month deficit equivalent to 26 percent of its budget, according to a new report on the American arts … » Read

The 92nd Street Y has tapped the Brooklyn-based chamber orchestra The Knights as its ensemble-in-residence, beginning with the 2021/22 season. The Knights, equally comfortable in intimate chamber recitals and full-scale orchestral concerts, will … » Read

The annual Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, which lay claim to being the oldest, continuous, free classical concerts in the world, have been cancelled for summer 2020. The five free performances, traditionally held in Central Park’s Naumburg … » Read

The immediate future of group singing in the U.S. is looking bleak. That’s the conclusion of a panel of scientists and medical professionals assembled to speak about what to anticipate as society struggles to gain the upper hand over the … » Read

Held online for the first time, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition concluded its 47th edition on May 10, awarding the $3,500 first prize in its senior string division to the Balourdet Quartet, a student ensemble at the Rice … » Read

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on British arts organizations has been catastrophic, and will likely get worse. Iconic organizations such as London’s Old Vic and the Royal Albert Hall may well collapse, and organizations that have … » Read

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will offer no classical performing arts in the summer of 2020, due to the health and safety threat imposed by the pandemic. Cancellations include the New York City Ballet, scheduled for July 14-18; the … » Read