Opera Australia (OA) is one of many cultural institutions around the world struggling to find a financial path forward in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The challenge, says Chief Executive Rory Jeffes, is “how we ensure the short-term … » Read

There went the season: Carnegie Hall has announced that it will remain closed through May 10—about five weeks more than originally announced last week. This includes all events at all halls and all educational programming. The full list of … » Read

In compliance with an order from Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin banning gatherings of over 50 to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Bolshoi Theater has cancelled all performances until April 10. "To suspend leisure activities in Moscow, namely in the … » Read

Following governmental "advice," with regard to socializing and COVID-19, public performance spaces, from the Royal Opera House to Wigmore Hall, Scottish National Opera and Edinburg's Festival Theater, have shut down with immediate effect. The … » Read

NEW YORK -- Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue—from the living room of DiDonato's Manhattan apartment. The American mezzo-soprano and Polish tenor had been scheduled to star in … » Read

The threat posed by the coronavirus has led Berlin to shutter the city’s theaters, state operas, and concert halls until at least April 19. Of the city’s cultural institutions, only public museums remain open for the time being. With … » Read

The Southbank Center and the British Film Institute have severed their funding relationship with Shell, the international oil and gas giant whose corporate headquarters are also located on the South Bank. This move comes on the heels of last … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, responding to a directive from Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot barring all large-scale events for the next 30 days, has cancelled all three complete Ring cycles as well as the preceding two … » Read

For those feeling live-concert withdrawal, there are at-home streaming and video options to be found. We will be updating the list as additions arrive. March 13 8pm CT: Juanjo Mena conducts the Minnesota Orchestra with pianist Kirill Gerstein at … » Read

March 12, 2020 has to have been the grimmest day for the arts in living memory. One by one, the metaphoric cultural lights went out in city after city across the U.S. In New York, first Carnegie Hall went dark, then Lincoln Center, then the whole … » Read