(ANSA) - NEW YORK, APRIL 27 - Homage to Italy, the country where "bel canto" was born, in the forefront these days in the coronavirus pandemic: it made the great soprano self-quarantined by his suacasa in Virginia Renée Fleming during the moving gala of the Metropolitan Opera "The Voice Must BeHeard" broadcast live and then streamed over the weekend and some of which are still available on YouTube.
Over one million people in 162 countries, many in tears, followed the show over the course of 24 hours with many small donations that arrived in support of the red boxes of one of the most famous stages in the world. The Met, like other theaters almost everywhere, closed its doors in mid-March projecting losses of up to 60 million dollars and in total uncertainty as to whether it will be possible to reopen in September for the new season.
Almost 40 opera stars in live lockdown in 13 countries, plus the choir and orchestra, passed the baton in a four-hour tour of the world recording via Skype on their smartphone, tablet and laptop in an informal marathon of arias from the inside. of the respective houses. On the virtual podium, the musical director Yannick Nézet-Séguin who has been the master of the house from Montreal together with the general manager PeterGelb in New York. (HANDLE).
The greats of opera in the field for the Met Opera
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Tribute to Italy, the country where "bel canto" was born, in the forefront in these days in the coronavirus pandemic: the great soprano Renée Fleming made him self-quarantined from his home in Virginia during the moving gala of the Metropolitan ... (ANSA)
