New in the last day or so: the CDC is now recommending that all gatherings of 50 or more people be canceled for the next eight weeks. That puts us right in the middle of May, so if musical organizations follow the recommendation - and they should - no SFS or Davies or Cal Performances or SF Performances concerts, not to mention the dozens of smaller organizations. The big organizations have big donors and endowments to keep them in business, but this is a catastrophe for small organizations, freelancers, and of course small business owners.
With SF Opera due to open its summer season around June 1, they are totally hampered by this if they can't figure out a way to run rehearsals....and you know that there are more than 50 people involved in any performance, given the on-stage performers, the orchestra, the crews, etc....I cannot imagine the nail-biting going on at the War Memorial Opera House just now.
(And my county is sheltering in place. Oy.)
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