Taking the lead
If there’s one thing that COVID-19 has highlighted it is this: that good leadership is crucial in a crisis. Dance/USA executive director Amy Fitterer and … Read more
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Real opera in an imaginary world
Tête à Tête opera festival artistic director Bill Bankes-Jones is skeptical about online performances – but thinks there may be an alternative approach. Two weeks … Read more
What’s online this week
We begin our weekly rundown of digital events with Scenes For Survival, a new collection of short works created by National Theatre of Scotland (NTS). … Read more
Riccardo Muti leads return of classical music
Riccardo Muti will lead Italy’s first public post-lockdown concert. On 21 June the Italian maestro takes to the stage with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra … Read more
The Southbank Centre declares perilous position
The Southbank Centre has said COVID-19 has put it in a perilous financial position – and warned that it could remained closed until April 2021. … Read more
The show must not go on – Broadway shut until September
The Broadway League has announced that its theatres will remain closed until at least 6 September. The world’s most famous theatre district closed the shutters … Read more
Queen Elisabeth Competition postponed, puts archive performances online
The Queen Elisabeth Competition has rescheduled its 2020 edition. The move comes as COVID-19 lockdown continues across the globe. QEC intended to host a piano … Read more
COVID-19 diversification strategies – how to diversify in a crisis
Business guru David Parrish on how diversification may be the key to carrying on during (and after) COVID-19. During the pandemic, many businesses are developing … Read more
Glyndebourne cancels festival, launches online series
Glyndebourne has confirmed that the festival of opera will not take place in 2020. Instead, it will broadcast archive performances – for free – starting … Read more
Tomorrow’s World: Classical Music beyond Isolation
Controller of BBC Radio 3 Alan Davey writes for IAM on how online streaming is changing the world of classical music. This article was originally … Read more