(© Semperoper Dresden/Matthias Creutziger) The Semperoper Dresden has announced that it will remain closed until June 2021. The opera house canceled the rest of its regular season in January 2021 and expressed its wish to present an alternative program that could run from April until July 2021. Rehearsals for Richard Strauss‘ “Capriccio” are currently underway. German Parliament adopted changes to {…}
(Photo Credit: Staatstheater Cottbus official website) The Staatstheater Cottbus has announced the cancellation of all performances in May 2021. Per an official statement on the company’s website, in view of the persistently high 7-day infection incidence numbers, the opera house was forced to cancel all performances in May 2021. “Theater thrives on empathy, joy of life, and the ability to {…}
(Photo Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper official website) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will expand COVID-19 testing strategies for the artists and all employees of the house. Two rapid antigen tests per week will be at the disposal of all employees on a voluntary basis. These tests come as a supplement to the already existing scheme of regular RT-PCR COVID-19 {…}
(Credit: Opéra De Toulon official website) Opéra De Toulon has announced the cancellation of its final opera for the 2020-21 season, Verdi‘s masterwork “La Traviata.” The opera was set to run between May 28 and June 1 2021 for a total of three performances. The production was supposed to star Eugenia Dushina in the role of Violetta Valéry, Julien Behr {…}
(Credit: https://www.bonn-city.de/) Theater Bonn has announced the cancelation of the rest of 2020-21 season. The opera house announced on April 23 that the theater will not perform until after the summer vacation in August 2021. “We are of the opinion that under the current conditions with the lack of planning security, effort and benefit are in no relation to each {…}
(Credit: Federal Government/Steffen Kugler) Both chambers of the German Parliament – Bundestag and Bundesrat – have approved changes to the Infection Protection Act, giving Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet the power to impose tougher nationwide measures against COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. The federal states will have to comply with the federal government’s orders and the law will initially apply until the {…}
(Credit: https://www.muenchen.de/) The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced that it will resume the rehearsals of Aribert Reimann’s massive opera “Lear” on April 24, 2021. The rehearsals were discontinued on April 17 as one member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19, which triggered mandatory isolation for all the persons involved with the rehearsals. After subsequent extensive control tests on the {…}
(Credit: dpa) The Senate of Berlin has announced new measures in order to stem the exponential spread of new and highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variants in the capital of Germany. Per the decision, theaters, concert venues, and opera houses will remain closed until April 18, 2021. Thus, the Senate has opted to align its decision with the latest extension of the {…}
(Credit: Opéra National de Paris official website) President of France Emmanuel Macron has declared a third nationwide lockdown. The lockdown will last for four weeks starting April 4, 2021. In a televized speech, Macron stated that the new SARS-CoV-2 variants are essentially a pandemic within a pandemic. “No region in France is now spared, and 44 percent of intensive care {…}
(Credit: © Peter M. Mayr) The Theater an der Wien has announced that it will remain closed until further notice. According to an official statement on the company’s website, all the future performances in the 2020-21 season are uncertain at this moment due to the Austrian government’s COVID-19 regulations. The epidemiological situation in Austria is complicated due to the presence {…}
(Credit: Visit Brussels) Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has decided to suspend the reopening of theme parks and amateur sports. The country plans to reopen restaurants, bars, gyms, and cinemas on May 1, 2021, pending the epidemiological situation. “It is clear that we have decisive weeks ahead of us,” said De Croo. “As much as we would like it, {…}