The Austrian music festival was the only major festival held with a live audience last year. With its Whitsun event, this is now year two of the “miracle of Salzburg.” From May 21 to 24, the Salzburg Festival is putting on four opera evenings and four concerts, plus a film program for its Whitsun event. All events […] Read more
Live music returned to the birthplace of The Beatles after a long coronavirus-enforced silence on Sunday when the English city of Liverpool hosted a one-off music festival to test whether such events spread the virus. Around 5,000 people ditched face coverings and social distancing rules in the name of science and music. They attended the […] Read more
It’s no surprise that concerts, festivals and shows are being canceled or rescheduled. There is a lot of uncertainty about whether events will happen as we approach the 2021 festival season. Last week, we learned that Milwaukee’s flagship music festival, Summerfest, is postponing until September. But it’s not just Summerfest having to navigate through this tricky pandemic. Across the […] Read more
Winter and celebration go hand-in-hand. With winter vacation, shopping, Christmas and New Year, the world goes on a festive mode during this time of the year. One of the biggest festivals around the world, Christmas is around the corner and we just can’t keep calm. Although the year-long pandemic has put several restrictions on our […] Read more
A top official in Dubai has urged residents to observe all COVID-19 safety protocols while celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights, over the weekend. Speaking to Gulf News in an exclusive interview, Mohammed Feras Arayqat, director retail registration, retail & strategic alliances, Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), said on Thursday, “Every member of Dubai’s diverse community of […] Read more
It has not been easy preparing for next week’s Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival during Covid but attendance is looking strong, an organiser says. More than 12,000 people are expected to attend Forsyth Barr Stadium over the last two days of October with about 70 vendors offering craft beer, gin, wine, martinis and food. […] Read more
A wide selection of music industry bodies have joined forces to issue official advice on how festivals can take place next year, after COVID-19 forced their widespread cancellation this summer. The new planning framework is led by the Association of Independent Festivals, the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Attitude Is Everything, alongside additional guidance from the Department […] Read more
Ficre Ghebreyesus Through Oct. 24. Galerie Lelong & Co., 528 West 26th Street, Manhattan; 212-315-0470, galerielelong.com. The painter Ficre Ghebreyesus (1962-2012), who makes his New York solo debut with the show “Gate to the Blue,” traveled a long way in his cut-short life. He was born in Eritrea, East Africa, and left at 16 to escape […] Read more
Les Arts Florissants’ 2020 “Dans Les Jardins de William Christie” Festival opened in Thiré, France on August 22 with a performance of Handel’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,” the composer’s pastoral based on the poetry of John Milton. The production kicked off the annual event that combines the thrilling beauty of Baroque music and […] Read more
A philharmonic orchestra performed to spectator-free Roman ruins in east Lebanon Sunday, after a top summer festival downsized to a single concert in a year of economic meltdown and pandemic. The Baalbek International Festival was instead streamed live on television and social media, in what its director called a message of “hope and resilience” amid […] Read more
