[a fool in paradise]

>> The historic event reached over 2.8 million peak concurrent viewers

Not 10% of the “views”

[Doofer]

Is he someone I should know?

[MarDav]

Yesterday I was listening to Rush and there was a commercial played (for IHeart Radio, I think) about a concert to raise money for, of all things, the World Health Organization. Did anyone else hear about this?

[golux]

Let's just hope he never touched a woman on the shoulder while crossing the street. Then he'd be in trouble!

[ml/nj]

Much better live classical music event presented by The Metropolitan Opera coming up on Saturday April 25.

At-Home Gala

Saturday, April 25

In its most ambitious effort yet to bring the joy and artistry of opera to audiences everywhere during the Met’s closure, the company will present an unprecedented virtual At-Home Gala, featuring more than 40 leading artists performing in a live stream from their homes all around the world. The event, Saturday, April 25, at 1 p.m. EDT, will be hosted by General Manager Peter Gelb in New York City and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Montreal, and will be available for free on the Met’s website. After the live showing, the gala will continue to be accessible on demand on the Met website until 6:30pm EDT the following day.

More info including a complete list of the participating artists at https://www.metopera.org/season/at-home-gala/

ML/NJ