Quarantine (Life and Culture)
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Under Franz Welser-Möst, its longtime music director, the ensemble now has a label of its own. Source
Ensembles shut by the coronavirus pandemic are shaking up their programming. Artists of color are hoping it’s for the long haul. Source
Delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Stefan Herheim’s “Ring” cycle, rumored for a future Met Opera season, gets underway in Berlin. Source
With indoor performances still far-off, the orchestra has organized a “Soundwalk” in Central Park and outdoor pop-up concerts. Source
Lady Gaga transported viewers to “Chromatica” (in a mask) at an event that tried to make a virtual collection of performances and speeches appear like a communal celebration. Source
Lise Davidsen, who made a widely hailed company debut last season, won’t be back in the fall as planned. But she is giving a live recital this weekend. Source
The musician is in Omaha, preparing to release the first Bright Eyes album in nine years as quarantine days blur one into another. Source
A folk virtuoso will be the artistic director of the cross-cultural exchange organization founded by Yo-Yo Ma. Source
What’s lost when audiences can’t be close to musicians, applause is virtual and over-the-top artists are crammed into screens? So much. Source
Since the Covid-19 pandemic forced him off the road, the singer has been making comics at his Los Angeles home, and calling it performance therapy. Source
