Musical America has launched a series focused on how people in the business are coping with the effects of COVID-19. We'ved invited industry leaders to talk about working from home, streaming plans, coping mechanisms, etc. Here’s a slightly … » Read

The musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra have managed to perform Copland’s Appalachian Spring —from their homes, remotely. Credit principal bass Jeff Beecher with gathering the clan and pulling it together. » Read

The following review of Tristan und Isolde was posted on September 28, 2016, within days of its production premiere at the Metropolitan Opera; the opera being streamed from the Met Opera site tonight is the live HD version of the performance … » Read

Cambridge/London-based Hazard Chase artist management has gone into voluntary liquidation in the wake of COVID-19. The company, with a roster of 106 artists, has been a major player in the classical music realm since its founding in 1990. … » Read

The Broadway League, a trade organization representing commercial theater producers, has reached an “emergency relief agreement”  with the 14 labor unions involved with getting a show up and running, from ushers to actors to … » Read

MADRID (AP) — Plácido Domingo announced Sunday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 79-year-old opera singer’s illness comes after his own glittering career had recently been stained by sexual misconduct … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps opera employees in crisis, the … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has cancelled all concerts through May 10; the final orchestra concert of the season is scheduled for May 31. In so doing, it joins virtually all major American orchestras and presenters in extending closures into … » Read

A growing number of organizations are providing relief funding to performing artists who have lost income due to cancelled concerts, teaching jobs, and recording sessions since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Below are some of the more … » Read

On March 19,  we launched a series focused on how people in the industry are coping with the effects of COVID-19. We invited industry leaders to talk about working from home, streaming plans, coping mechanisms, etc. Here’s a slightly … » Read