<p>INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that it will resume in-person performances in May after not playing for live audiences for more than a year due to the pandemic.</p>
<p>The symphony’s four-week “Spring Inspirations” concert series, set to begin May 13 at downtown Indianapolis’ Hilbert Circle Theatre, will feature a pops and classical repertoire in performances that will also be livestreamed, <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/04/29/indianapolis-symphony-returns-person-performances-starts-may-13/4887592001/">The Indianapolis Star</a> reported.</p>
<p>The symphony said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/Indy_Symphony/status/1387769209069916171">tweet</a> that “we are thrilled to announce our return to the stage."</p>
<p>The orchestra <a href="https://apnews.com/article/9e1590de0b5f22aba4746b9f896546c6">had announced in May 2020 that it had canceled its summer slate of performances</a> because of the threat the coronavirus pandemic posed to its musicians, staff and patrons.</p>
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<a href="https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/visit/hilbert-circle-theatre/policies/">Masks will be required for patrons</a> attending the “Spring Inspirations” concert series, except while they are eating and drinking. Social distancing and limited capacity also will be built into the symphony’s procedures.</p>
<p>Some rows in the venue will be blocked off, and concerts will run between 80 and 90 minutes with no intermission.</p>
