-We will update this article as more additional Information becomes available- After the coronavirus forced theaters to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season and all summer festivals in North America, audiences are awaiting information on how the upcoming 2020-21 seasons will be affected. Here is a breakdown of schedule changes in North America (You can find European updates here): {…}
***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. The coronavirus has affected a number of summer festivals. After the cancellation of the Grange Park Opera and the delay of the Glyndebourne Festival, many festivals are weighing in on the summer. The Buxton International Festival has canceled its summer festival which was scheduled for July 2 – 18, 2021. {…}
(Credit: Ryan Donnell) As the 2020-21 seasons come into focus in the opera world, companies are starting to face tough decisions. Many have already postponed or suspended the upcoming season while others are giving hints reprogramming and re-imagining. Some theaters are starting to reopen with a limited audience as is the case with the Staatstheater Weisbaden. But a recent study {…}
A number of opera houses in Europe have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak. Among the houses that have closed are Deutsche Oper Berlin (March 11-April 19), the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Until April 3), the Theater an der Wien, Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper (until April 19), Berlin Philharmonic, Oper Frankfurt, Teatro Sao Carlos in Lisbon, Deustche {…}
***We will update this article as more cancellations are announced. A number of orchestras and opera houses have announced cancellations due to the coronavirus. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that it was canceling all performances at Symphony Hall from Friday, March 13 through Saturday, March 28. Meanwhile, the Nashville Opera announced the cancellation of performances of its children’s opera, scheduled {…}
On Monday April 13, 2020, France’s president Emmanuel Macron announced that it was extending its lockdown until May 11. The president announced that progress had been made but the battle was not yet over. He added that after the end of the lockdown business would slowly be opening but that no festivals or events drawing large crowds would be allowed {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has announced that member violist Vincent Lionti has died of COVID-19. The orchestra announced the news via social media stating, “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of our own. Vincent Lionti passed away due to complications related to Covid-19. ‘Vinnie’ joined the viola section of the MET Orchestra in 1987. We {…}
Argentine mezzo-soprano Mabel Perelstein has died from complications related to the coronavirus. Perelstein was hospitalized on March 24, 2020 in Madrid. Born in La Plata, Argentina, Perelstein studied at the Conservatorio Gilardo Gilardi where she worked under Noemí Souza. She then went on to be part of the Teatro Argentino Chorus. In the 80s she moved to Spain to study {…}
Legendary bass Luigi Roni has died at the age of 78 of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Born on Feb. 22, 1942 in Vergemoli, Tuscany, Italy, the bass studied at the Boccherini di Lucca as a bassoonist with Professor Cenni. However, he ended up studying voice with Adriana Pizzorusso and soon after, he made his debut in Spoleto as Mefistolfele in Gounod’s {…}
The Dutch National Opera has launched an online streaming platform showcasing some of the company’s recent productions. The streaming service will include opera and ballet and will also showcase arias, excerpts, and behind the scenes videos. It will also include a full dress rehearsal performance of “Ritratto,” which was filmed before the Dutch National Opera was forced to cancel the {…}
Playwright and librettist Terrence McNally has died of the Coronavirus at the age of 81. McNally was born November 3, 1938 in St. Petersburg, Florida and went on to study at Columbia University as a journalism major. After graduation, he moved to Mexico to focus on his writing. He would then go on to become stage manager of the Actors {…}