First the Santa Fe Opera cancelled earlier today; now the Chamber Music Festival, slated to run July 19 to August 24, has followed suit. “As with arts organizations around the world that have decided to cancel summer events, many realities … » Read

The coronavirus has claimed yet another victim. Santa Fe Opera has just announced the cancellation of its 2020 season, July 3-August 29, encompassing 39 performances of five operas, including the world premiere of Huang Ruo and David Henry … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & Culture, with serendipitous timing as theaters throughout Italy and the western … » Read

T he Chicago Symphony Orchestra President Jeff Alexander discusses the idea of presenting concerts in Symphony Hall while at the same time observing social distancing. Orchestra Hall could seat about 420, out of its capacity of 2,500, while the … » Read

Blake-Anthony Johnson, a cellist and director of community and learning for the Louisville Orchestra, is to be the next CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta, which self defines as “the nation’s most diverse orchestra.” He succeeds Jim … » Read

Today, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti and a team of musicians she has brought together will begin offering three weeks of free music lessons online through her Foundation . The effort has thus far attracted 800 participants, both teachers … » Read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, … » Read

Three major U.S. orchestras have announced the cancellations of all live summer activity within the last 24 hours. The New York Philharmonic’s 55 th season of free concerts in the parks, taking place in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, … » Read

This spring was so rich with musical offerings, from touring foreign orchestras to city-wide festivals examining art and censorship to the world premiere of Rhiannon Giddens’ first opera. Following are the Top Ten losses; while hardly … » Read

Seven Berlin orchestras have joined forces with scientists from the Charité Berlin to come up safety recommendations for playing together again. The general consensus is that, it is safe to do so but only under certain conditions, … » Read