Classical Music and Opera During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

<p>The global COVID-19 pandemic the resulting lockdown imposed in many countries as well as related safety measures taken by governments and authorities have posed significant challenges to classical music culture. However they may also have had a stimulating effect on music festivals and opera houses��� streaming offerings. This book brings together experts from the fields of musicology and music management to share their current empirical research findings on the pandemic-evoked digital transformation of the classical music scene addressing either the institutional or the reception perspective. Furthermore it documents discussions with opera dramaturgs and artistic directors as well as music managers and event producers in the classical field to share their practical lockdown experiences and current strategies in dealing with the digital transformation of opera. In this way the volume combines the perspective of academic researchers with that of practitioners in the field.</p><p> </p><p>This book is particularly useful for students and researchers in music and media management as well as musicology. It is also intended to help practitioners from concert houses and opera management such as dramaturges artistic directors marketing and communication directors.</p><br>