(Credit: Wilfried Hösl) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will reimpose the mandatory wearing of face masks during performances at the opera house, due to the soaring number of COVID-19 cases. “Due to the renewed exceeding of the threshold value for new COVID-19 infections in Munich, a face mask is required again during our performances,” said the Bayerische Staatsoper {…}
(Credit: Karina Schwarz/DG) The Berliner Philharmoniker has announced that the recital of mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča that was scheduled for Nov. 10 2020, had to be cancelled. Per an official statement on the Berliner Philharmoniker’s website, the reason for the cancellation is the quarantine requirement when entering Germany from the risk areas. Germany’s official health regulatory body Robert Koch Institute evaluates {…}
(Credit: https://www.seebucharest.ro/opera-nationala-bucuresti/) The Opera Națională București has officially announced that in accordance with the decision by the Bucharest Municipality Committee for Emergency Situations, all the performances that are scheduled for the opening of the 2020-21 season at the Opera Națională București will be canceled. This step was taken due to ongoing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in region of {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced the cancellation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” on Oct. 10, 2020 due to the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the technical department of the theater. Per an official statement on the opera house’s website, two of the employees of the technical department were tested independently of each other {…}
(Credit: Palau de la Música Catalana official website) Palau de la Música Catalana has announced that mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli’s concert slated for Oct. 17, 2020 has been canceled. In a statement, the institution said, “Due to the general context of the COVID-19 health crisis, we are forced to definitively cancel the postponed concert that Cecilia Bartoli was supposed to give {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced a new seating capacity, which has been approved by the authorities of the city of Wiesbaden. Per the new hygiene concept devised by the authorities, up to 298 spectators will be allowed into the Big House of the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Up to 77 spectators will be allowed into the Small House {…}
(Credit: © Marek Kruszewski) The Staatsoper Hannover has canceled the Opernball that was scheduled to take place on Feb. 26 & 27, 2021. The management of the opera house stated that it would be impossible to maintain the social distance due to the high number of guests that visit the opernball each year; the number usually exceeds 4,000. “After the {…}
(Credit: http://www.visitczech.com/) The government of the Czech Republic has announced that it will reimpose the State of Emergency on the whole territory of the Czech Republic starting Oct. 5, 2020, for a duration of one month. Indoor events and activities will be limited to 10 people while outdoor activities will be limited to 20 participants. Sports events will be held {…}
(Credit: Wiener Staatsoper) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced multiple cast changes for its incoming performances. Evelino Pidò will take over the musical direction of Donizetti’s “La Fille du régiment” on Sep. 30, 2020, replacing Giacomo Sagripanti. Pidò will lead the cast that includes Jane Archibald in the role of Marie, Javier Camarena as Tonio, Carlos Álvarez in the role of {…}
(Credit: Ray Burmiston/Decca Classics) “I hope that we will be more grateful for the fact that we get to do what we do, that we can sit next to each other in a concert hall and have some more respect for others when they’re not feeling great or are down. We need to come out of this pandemic more supportive {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) The Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced that it has received the order by the State Ministry for Science and Art which bans the performances from Sep. 25 – Sep. 27, 2020. According to the official statement on the opera house’s website, the reason for the cancellation is a hygiene concept that was approved by the Health Department {…}