Yesterday at a press conference addressing the next phase in the coronavirus lockdown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a gradual reopening of the country’s economy, starting with schools and small businesses, provided that strict … » Read

Cincinnati Opera has cancelled its 100 th- anniversary season, scheduled to open June 14 with a free Music Hall Open House and run into August. Two of its five scheduled operas, both world premieres--Gregory Spears’s Castor and Patience and … » Read

Update: The Salzburg Festival denies the veracity of the report posted below, maintaining that it will make a decision about whether to go forward with its 100th anniversary event on May 30. A report in the Kurkier states that the Salzburg … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has cancelled all opera and ballet performances through April 30 and, like the rest of Moscow, is waiting to hear from the government as to when the lockdown will be lifted. Best case scenario, General Director Vladimir Urin … » Read

A new fund created by the Verbier Festival will provide emergency support to solo, chamber, and orchestral instrumentalists; singers; conductors; and alumni Festival production and technical crews. Awards will be made without reference to a … » Read

Covid-19 has claimed another victim: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has been forced to furlough all of its musicians and 12 members of the administrative staff. “It is with great regret that we have no other option at this … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time (ET) and Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead. Central Daylight Time (CDT) is currently one … » Read

The effects of the coronavirus are being felt acutely throughout the classical recording business, impacting both major labels and independents.   Warner Classics postponed its April releases after the company’s warehouse in … » Read

An agreement brokered with five of the nation’s most prominent music publishers will enable high school musicians to complete their year-end assessments and classroom instruction without fear of violating copyright provisions. The National … » Read

The San Francisco Opera has been forced to cancel its entire summer season, 18 performances of three operas--Verdi’s Ernani , Handel’s Partenope , and Mason Bates and Mark Campbell’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs— … » Read