(Credit: © Marc Walter / OnP) The Opéra National de Paris has warned its audiences to regularly consult the company’s official website because of the complicated epidemiological situation. France has logged new 91,608 COVID-19 cases on Dec. 22., thus setting a new pandemic record. “In the current health context, ensuring that performances are maintained is a daily challenge. Rest assured {…}
(Credit: Opera Online) The government of Belgium has decided to completely shut down theaters and opera houses due to the soaring number of COVID-19 Omicron infections. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that restrictions in the past three weeks had helped reduce COVID-19 infections, principally of the delta variant, since a late November peak. “But despite the slightly positive {…}
(Credit: Klaus Frahm) The Deutsche Oper Berlin has announced that it will perform the Humperdinck’s opera “Hänsel und Gretel” on Dec. 25, 2012. The decision by the opera house comes on the heels of a cancelation of all performances of ballet “Jewels” and “Don Quixote” by the Staatsballett Berlin until at least Jan. 2, 2022 due to multiple COVID-19 cases {…}
(Credit: Helen Maybanks © RSC) The Barbican Centre in London has announced that it will close until Dec. 27 at least due to the current impact of COVID-19. The famed cultural venue has been hosting a number of prominent classical artists over the years. Among the canceled concerts are “Christmas with King’s College Choir” featuring music by Handel and Vivaldi {…}
(Credit: Arenda Oomen) The government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a strict lockdown over fears of a rapid spread of the new and aggressive Omicron SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant. The country will officially enter lockdown on Dec. 19. The lockdown is due to remain in place until at least January 14, 2022. Per the government’s decision, cafes, bars, {…}
(Credit: The Royal Danish Opera official website) The Government of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has unveiled a new set of restrictive measures aimed at combatting a rising wave of new COVID-19 infections driven by both the Delta and Omicron variants. The restrictions would include crowd limits in stores, the closure of theaters, other entertainment venues and conference centers, and {…}
(Credit: Staatsoper Hannover official website) The Staatsoper Hannover has announced that it has been forced to reschedule its performances in January 2022. The opera house has canceled the performances of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Dec. 18 & 28, 2021, and Jan. 7 & 27, 2022. The opera was set to star Rodrigo Porras Garulo, Barno Ismatullaeva, Kiandra Howarth, Germán Olvera, Daniel {…}
(Credit: Theater Erfurt official website) The Theater Erfurt has announced that it will close due to the difficult epidemiological situation. In view of the tense health situation, the Theater Erfurt, in coordination with the City of Erfurt, has decided to cancel all performances from Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 through Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The rehearsals will go on until further {…}
(Credit: Metropolitan Opera official website) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will mandate a COVID booster shot for all those eligible to receive it, beginning January 17, 2022. From Jan. 17, entry to the Met will be restricted to those who have received the booster shot, if eligible. Those not yet eligible will be able to continue to enter {…}
(Credit: https://www.buehnen-frankfurt.de/) Oper Frankfurt has announced that, starting Dec. 16, 2021, it will reduce its seating capacity to maximum of 530 spectators. Per the new State Ordinance of the State of Hessen, theaters and opera houses are required to further limit seating capacity in venues due to the concerns over the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Oper Frankfurt uses 2G+ rule {…}
(Credit: Arenda Oomen) The government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has has extended the state of lockdown until Jan. 14, 2022. The lockdown began on Nov. 13, and was initially set to last until Dec. 3. However, initial measures failed to achieve the goal of lowering the number of infections and were further tightened on Nov. 27. The country {…}