NEWS ROUNDUP


Industry News

DSO Musicians to Work with Interlochen Students This Summer

May 15, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), which has enjoyed a productive working relationship with the Interlochen Center for the Arts since 1926, will take a key role in working with students as part of Interlochen Online’s Arts Camp this … » Read
 

Industry News

Tippet Rise Cancels

May 15, 2020
Tippet Rise’s fifth season, scheduled for July 10 - August 29, 2020, has been cancelled. The 12,000-acre ranch in Montana’s Beartooth Mountains was to host recitals and chamber music events in its Olivier Music Barn and outdoor Tiara … » Read
 

People in the News

Michael Kaiser: Empty Halls Until a Vaccine Emerges

May 14, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In today’s One to One interview on Musical America, Michael Kaiser, among the most sought-after arts consultants in the world, predicts that it could be a year before concert halls and opera houses re-open in earnest. He divides the … » Read
 

Industry News

Hollywood Bowl Canceled; LA Phil Looking at $80M Loss Total

May 13, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As the viability of a fall 2020 concert and opera season in the U.S. becomes increasingly unlikely, the last hold-outs of the summer season are finally coming to terms with reality. Earlier this week, the Santa Fe Opera and Santa Fe Chamber Music … » Read
 

Reviews

2 New Takes on Die Walküre: Rattle's on CD and Pappano's on DVD

May 14, 2020 | George Loomis, Musical America
These are banner times for opera online , but viewers would do well to check out BR Klassic’s new Die Walküre (four CDs) with Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (which follows their Das Rheingold from 2015). The … » Read
 

Industry News

If and When Our Halls Reopen, Will People Show Up?

May 14, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
As theaters and concert halls struggle to craft safe ways to resume operations, one of the great unknowns is how potential audiences will respond. Studies from two research firms—Shugoll Research and IMPACTS Research & … » Read
 

Industry News

Grand Teton MF Cancels

May 14, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF), one of Wyoming’s premier arts organizations, has cancelled its summer festival. In its place, Festival organizers are planning a three-day intensive in late August of filmed performances—subject … » Read
 

Industry News

Rome Opera Announces a Masked Rigoletto

May 13, 2020 | James Imam, Musical America
MILAN--Italy’s theaters have been shuttered since February 23, but many have been busily devising plans for how they will eventually reopen in accordance with coronavirus regulations. An indication of when that might be allowed to happen … » Read
 

People in the News

Head of LA Opera's Music Staff Moves to Houston Grand O

May 13, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Miah Im, who heads the music staff for the Los Angeles Opera, has joined the Houston Grand Opera as music director of the HGO Studio (its training program). She also joins the general company’s casting committee and will plan the … » Read
 

Industry News

Signs of Life in Hong Kong, Shanghai Concert Halls

May 13, 2020 | Ken Smith, Musical America
Even as summer festivals in Europe and the U.S. announce cancellations, some musical organizations in Shanghai and Hong Kong are starting to offer performances in front of live—if masked and socially distanced—audiences in efforts to … » Read
 
 

»More News

 
 

RENT A PHOTO

Search Musical America's archive of photos from 1900-1992.

 

»BROWSE & SEARCH ARCHIVE