“If ever there was a year built for the extreme drama of opera, it’s 2020!” says the scintillant mezzo-soprano
Joyce DiDonato (pictured above, in Barcelona). Her recital in the Metropolitan Opera’s streaming series
“Met Stars Live in Concert,” which she performs at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, in Germany, on
Sept. 12, swings from high tragedy to the depths of compassion, with pieces by Monteverdi, Berlioz, and
Handel. It’s an expression, she says, of our longing “to find harmony within ourselves and our world.”
PHOTOGRAPH BY SALVA LÓPEZ
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many New York City venues are closed.
Here’s a selection of culture to be found around town, as well as online and streaming.