THE GUARDIAN
THE GUARDIAN: Return to music normality looks unlikely
Many singers and players may have to perform in small groups, or online, not in orchestras and theatres
28 September 2020 - 16:52
Orchestras and opera companies are in an appalling position. Their entire identity, their reason for existence and their financial model is based on large numbers of people sitting in proximity indoors, on stage and in the audience. But this is an impossibility given the growing scientific consensus that Covid-19 is partly spread by tiny aerosol droplets that can linger in ill-ventilated spaces.
As a result, many such artists are now staring into a financial abyss. The UK Musicians’ Union says more than a third of musicians are considering leaving the profession altogether...
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