The last several months have brought many Americans face to face with death in a compelling fashion. Whether losing a loved one to Covid19 or witnessing the callous murder of George Floyd, we have been made to confront an inevitability that we … » 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

Piano professor Eleanor Sokoloff, a member of the Curtis Institute faculty longer than any other, died on July 12. She was 106. She was still teaching last year and intended to start again this fall, with or without the pandemic. She arrived at … » Read

Taking a page from the artistic and technological success of its Online Gala, said to have broadened its donor reach by 30,000, the Metropolitan Opera has announced a new, live concert series featuring some of its top artists. The especially good … » Read

Returning to La Scala in the age of pandemic offers a new experience. “The usual throng,” notes Gramilano , “was replaced by a slow trickle of spectators.” Audience members entering specified doors “were confronted … » Read

Lilian Barbash, often called Long Island’s first lady of the arts, died on July 4 at her home in Brightwaters, NY. She was 92 and suffered from heart disease. She and her late husband Maurice, a real estate developer, were among the … » Read

Jeffrey P. Haydon, CEO of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, is to be the next president of the Ravinia Festival as of September. He succeeds Welz Kauffman, who announced his resignation last October, after 20 years in the job. Prior to … » Read

Following health officials’ guidelines, Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, closed since March, will remain shuttered through December 31. This impacts the KC Symphony, KC Ballet, KC Lyric Opera, and the Harriman … » Read

Beginning Saturday, July 11, the UK launches stage three of its reopening plan for the live entertainment industry. "This is an important milestone for our performing artists,” Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told the BBC. "Of course, we … » Read

Two regional opera companies recently named new general directors, two women succeeding men. Clare Burovac , recent director of artistic operations for Portland Opera, is to take over at the New Orleans Opera in September, in the meantime holding … » Read