Brian Cole, interim chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) since August of 2019, has been appointed to the position permanently. The news was announced by the 17-campus UNC System’s Interim President Bill … » Read

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Riccardo Muti will conduct a youth orchestra in an open-air concert launching the annual Ravenna Festival next month in what organizers billed Friday as Italy’s first live classical music performance since its … » Read

Finland’s Lahti Symphony Orchestra has announced Dalia Stasevska as successor to Dima Slobodeniouk in the role of chief conductor with the start of the 2021/22 season. The 36-year-old Ukrainian-born conductor’s three-year contract … » Read

No one knows when theaters and concert halls will be ready to host full houses again, but in the meantime a great many people are trying to figure out the best way to assure that venues can be properly disinfected between shows. One Buffalo-based … » Read

The Austrian government has given the green light for concerts to resume and the end of the month for audiences of up to 100, for audiences up to 250 by July 1, and up to 500 by August 1. The Vienna Philharmonic has issued a report stating that … » Read

Necessity is proving to be the mother of invention for an artistic community under the threat of financial ruin from the Covid-19 novel virus. Creative fundraising efforts have sprung up all over the world, as artists put their talents to use to … » Read

The government of Italy has said that indoor performances for an audiences of up to 200 and outdoor events for up to 1,000 are permitted as of June 15. Most sources reference “theaters and concert halls”; it’s not clear whether … » Read

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