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Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggests struggling musicians should retrain and get a new job

Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to suggest struggling musicians should get a new job

400 musicians perform in Parliament Square protest

Violinist Tasmin Little warns of ‘cultural desert’ as 400 musicians perform in Parliament Square protest
Arts venues ‘yet to see a penny’ of government’s £1.57bn emergency arts fund

Theatres ‘yet to see a penny’ of government’s £1.57bn emergency arts fund

Royal Opera House to David Hockney portrait for vital funds

Royal Opera House to sell David Hockney portrait for vital funds amid ‘biggest crisis’ in its history

ROH

The Magic Flute

15 stylish classical music and composer face masks

278 cellists play ‘Adagio for Strings’ from 29 countries

278 cellists playing ‘Adagio for Strings’ from 29 countries is everything the world needs

The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House

Royal Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ will be performed at the Royal Opera House this Christmas

Royal Ballet

Anger as music and arts jobs not 'viable'

Musicians express fury as arts jobs not ‘viable’ in COVID-19 economy

Classic FM’s official charity will receive £1.5m in match funding of its Emergency Appeal, through the Community Match Challenge scheme.

Global’s Make Some Noise to benefit from major coronavirus charity match-funding scheme

Charity

Nearly half of musicians forced to quit industry amid coronavirus crisis

Nearly half of UK musicians forced to quit industry amid coronavirus crisis

Gospel choir practice transmits coronavirus to 30 out of 41 members

Choir practice in Spain transmits coronavirus to 30 out of 41 members

Met Opera musicians ‘devastated’ as house cancels entire 2020/21 season

Met Opera closure leaves ‘devastated’ musicians without pay for over a year

New York Metropolitan Opera

The Lowry to double up as a courtroom

Concert halls and theatres now used as courtrooms, one for a ‘drug gang trial’

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