The Teatro alla Scala is teaming up with La RAI to stream operas starting March 23 through April 21. The company announced that RaiPlay will showcase 30 productions including four ballets, that were presented from 2008 through 2019. The productions will remain available for one month On April 6, Rai5 will broadcast an opera from Monday to Friday. On Wednesdays there {…}
The Minister of Culture of France, Franck Riester, has announced a $22 million emergency fund to rescue those working the arts due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The fund will be divided up in the following manner: $10 millones will be given to music while $5 million for theater, and $2 million for visual arts. The minister announced that this {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has extended the time that it will remain closed in an ongoing effort to help with containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The company announced that “following the Austrian Federal government’s decision, the Wiener Staatsoper will remain closed until April 13.” The Wiener Staatsoper originally stated that it would be closed until March 31 but due {…}
La Monnaie de Mont is set to launch free streaming on March 21, 2020. The company will begin the series with Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” from last June. That will be followed by Mark Grey’s “Frankenstein” starring Scott Hendricks. Verdi’s “Aida” and “Macbeth” follow with Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” after with Bryan Register and Ann Petersen. Ponchielli’s “La {…}
(Credit: Teatro alla Scala) The Teatro alla Scala has announced the death of architect Vittorio Gregotti due to the coroanvirus at the age of 92. Gregotti designed the Arcimboldi Opera Theatre, a futuristic structure, that was used while La Scala was under renovation from 2002 to 2004. He was also well-known for having designed the Marassi stadium in Genoa for {…}
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a press release the CBSO stated, “Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the restrictions on large-scale events in countries right across Europe, all ten concerts on the CBSO’s European tour this month have been cancelled by the venues we were {…}
-We will update this article as more cancellations are announced.- Latin American theaters have begun to cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires has announced that all artistic performances have been canceled through April 19. The performances included “Nabucco,” the Orquesta Académica del Instituto Superior de Arte and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, {…}
Carnegie Hall has canceled all concerts from March 13 through 31, 2020. The hall announced that “With the health and safety of its public, artists, and staff in mind, Carnegie Hall today announced that it will be closed for all public events and programming through the end of March, effective midnight tonight, in an effort to reduce the spread of {…}
Michael Volle does NOT have Coronavirus, despite what some members of the media might have you think. The bass-baritone confirmed via social media stating, “We are all very good, we are all tested negative, it’s only me who has to stay two days more at home. From Thursday on it’s over. And we only can hope that correspondent to all {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will close its doors from March 11 to April 19. In a statement via social media, the company said that “that due to the coronavirus and by order of the ministry all performances would be canceled. The company also noted that in the meantime it would make some performances available as live stream {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has canceled all of its remaining March performances due to the coronavirus. The company stated, “following the Austrian Federal government’s decision which has just been announced, all performances and events of the Vienna Wiener Staatsoper will be provisionally cancelled as of today until 31 March.” They added, “All customers will be directly contacted by the various organisers {…}
