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The confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic will not prevent spectators from attending the shows. The measures put in place to reduce the spread of the virus involve the closure of performance halls, theaters and operas. Also, to allow artists to perform, and the public to attend plays despite the confinement, several cultural establishments have decided to maintain their programming. A program to follow from home, on the internet.
"We really do this for artists"
Among the performance halls that have set up a remote performance system, the Apollo Theater, in Paris, allows this week to watch one man shows in "live streaming" from home. The halls of the theater were equipped for this purpose with cameras, and it was proposed to all the comedians programmed to come and play there.
To attend the performances, go to the theater's website, "streaming" section. Spectators must pay the sum of 7 euros: the proceeds will be shared between the artists and the theater for the technical costs incurred. Then just follow the link received by email to be able to "attend" the performance. "We really do that for artists," explains Philippe Delmas, producer and director of the Apollo Theater. "It is important that they can continue to express themselves on stage.
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Paris, New York, Berlin operas
Same idea in New York, where the prestigious Metropolitan Opera (MET) has set up a "home opera" system. He will broadcast his best productions for free, and it starts on Monday evening with Carmen de Bizet at 7:30 p.m. (00:30 French time), available on their site for twenty hours.
The broadcast program for the next few days has already been unveiled by the MET, which will put La bohème by Puccini on Tuesday, Le Trouvère and La Traviata by Verdi, Wednesday and Thursday, and La fille du regiment by Donizetti, Friday.
On the other side of the Rhine, the Berliner Philharmoniker provides free access to the Digital Concert Hall (the other name for the orchestra's video platform), several concerts and archive images. To access it, simply register with your name and email address. As for the emblematic Paris Opera, a program of short films related to music and dance is still available on the "3rd scene" platform.
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