Quarantine (Life and Culture)
Anna Netrebko sang a recital live from Vienna as the opera company and its unions remain in a standoff. Source
The 20-year-old British singer and songwriter makes music that captures modern-day misery in a way that feels improbably heartening. Her debut album is due this month. Source
With 16 bands over four nights, the festival expanded its reach at a time when live music with audiences is in short supply. Source
Darkness Sounding, a solstice-inspired embrace “of the body and for the body,” is coming from the group Wild Up. Source
Steven LaBrie is a freelance baritone in New York. Jarrett Ott has a full-time job singing in Germany. As the coronavirus spread, that made all the difference. Source
The delay comes less than four weeks before the ceremony was to be held, on Jan. 31. Source
It isn’t too late to make (cheap!) plans to welcome 2021 with music. A host of concerts will be streaming around the globe and major stars will take the stage on TV. Source
In 2020, pop learned how much simple physical proximity affects music, and how to cope with isolation. Source
On social media this year, the stan was ascendant, fueling commercial competition, trolling and other arcane battles. How did we get here? Source
