BACKWill the government’s £1.5 billion for the arts actually reach those in need?
Arts industry leaders have welcomed the “generous” package promised by the government. But – we ask a selection of theatres and concert halls around the UK – has it come in time to reach venues in urgent need?
On Sunday night the government announced a £1.57bn support package, allowing music venues, museums, theatres and heritage sites to apply for emergency grants and loans while doors stay closed.
Many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief. The Birmingham Hippodrome’s Chief Exec, Fiona Allan, said without the “generous” funding, they would have gone out of business by February. Even for the Royal Opera House, the future had been looking bleak, with chief exec Alex Beard warning its reserves would have run dry by Autumn.
But others say the funding has come in too late. Anita Bhalla, Chair of Performances Birmingham which represents Symphony Hall, home to the CBSO, said: “Of course, we welcome any intervention from the government. But it should have come a lot earlier.”
“And I don’t think it’s going to avoid redundancies,” she added. Similarly, Allan told the BBC that the Hippodrome could not guarantee there wouldn’t be job losses among its 130 permanent staff and 250 casual workers.
Metropolitan Opera sammelte mit @Home-Spendengala 3 Millionen Dollar
Drei Millionen Dollar und fast 30.000 neue Spender sind das Ergebnis der New Yorker Metropolitan Opera für ihre @home-Gala vom 25. April. Dies bestätigte Operndirektor Peter Gelb gegenüber der Financial Times (FT) am 3. Juli. Insgesamt hat das New Yorker Opernhaus sogar 60 Millionen Dollar an Spenden in den letzten Monaten gesammelt, um die coronabedingten Verluste auszugleichen. Dies habe nun das unmittelbare Problem des vorzeitigen Saisonendes 2019/20 und den Verlust der Karteneinnahmen für diese Herbstsaison gelöst, so Gelb in der FT.
Metropolitan Opera raised $ 3 million with @Home fundraiser
Three million dollars and almost 30,000 new donors are the result of the New York Metropolitan Opera for its @ home gala on April 25th. Opera director Peter Gelb confirmed this to the Financial Times (FT) on July 3. In total, the New York Opera House has even raised $ 60 million in donations in recent months to offset corona-related losses. This has now solved the immediate problem of the premature end of the 2019/20 season and the loss of ticket revenue for this autumn season, according to Gelb in the FT.
Musique classique : les festivals maintenus cet été
Souvent assis, dans des formats intimes ou des lieux de patrimoine, les festivals de musique classique surmontent mieux les contraintes sanitaires que les grands rassemblements de musiques actuelles. Baroque, piano romantique, récitals… voici notre large sélection d’événements aux quatre coins de la France:
- Rencontres Musicales d’Évian
- Festival Européen Jeunes Talents
- Les Cordes En Ballade
- Les Heures musicales de l’abbaye de Lessay
- Festival de Saintes : le labo 2020
- Festival de musique des Arcs
- Les Promenades musicales du pays d’Auge
- Festival Image sonore
- Festival Debussy
- L’Impromptu Festival
Et beaucoup d’autres!
Classical music: festivals maintained this summer
Often seated, in intimate formats or heritage venues, classical music festivals overcome health constraints better than large gatherings of contemporary music. Baroque, romantic piano, recitals… here is our wide selection of events all over France:
- Rencontres Musicales d’Évian
- Festival Européen Jeunes Talents
- Les Cordes En Ballade
- Les Heures musicales de l’abbaye de Lessay
- Festival de Saintes : le labo 2020
- Festival de musique des Arcs
- Les Promenades musicales du pays d’Auge
- Festival Image sonore
- Festival Debussy
- L’Impromptu Festival
And many more!