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April 12， 2020： Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performs a live concert titled “Music for Hope” from the Milan Cathedral in Italy as the country confronts Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak. With no audience present， the concert featured only Bocelli and the cathedral’s organist Emanuele Vianelli. Livestreamed through social media， the concert was watched by 500，000 real-time viewers. By the end of the day， the concert had been viewed more than 21 million times. “Thanks to music， streamed live， bringing together millions of clasped hands everywhere in the world， we will hug this wounded Earth’s pulsing heart，” said Bocelli. VCG

June 13， 2020： On China’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day， a live show themed “Monkey King” highlighting Peking Opera and intangible cultural heritage is staged in Shanghai Jingju Theater. With unique cultural features， Shanghai-style Peking Opera is most famous for shows based on Journey to the West. Through a livestream， Yan Qinggu， the representative inheritor of the Shanghai intangible cultural heritage （Peking Opera） project， taught young opera fans how to paint facial makeup and perform common dance moves to shine light on the essence of Shanghai-style Monkey King opera. VCG

May 31， 2020： National Symphony Orchestra （NSO） Principal Second Violin Marissa Regni hosts NSO@Home LIVE. The U.S.-based symphony orchestra is influential around the world. Founded in 1930， NSO maintains a year-round season of about 175 concerts. Even amid the spreading coronavirus epidemic， NSO maintained its tradition by moving concerts online with@Home LIVE， a streamed performance presented and produced by NSO musicians. VCG

June 16， 2020： The “Echo” online music festival is held simultaneously in Fujian and Taiwan in southeastern China， with six young bands from both sides of the Taiwan Straits participating. Via the new mode of livestream performance and broadcast， the music festival solved the difficulty of music communication between the mainland and Taiwan due to the epidemic and triggered a cross-Straits music buzz. The photo shows mainland band Rolling Zoos performing in Fujian. VCG

May 31， 2020： Soccer players celebrate towards cardboard cutouts after scoring goals in the almost empty stadium of Borussia-Park in Monchengladbach， Germany. The Bundesliga has been strict with epidemic prevention and control since its return on May 16. The stadium with a capacity of tens of thousands became empty， so Borussia Monchengladbach， a Bundesliga team， placed 13，000 cardboard cutouts with photos of fans in the stands. For a May 31 match against Union Berlin， Borussia Monchengladbach also placed cardboard cutouts of fans behind their goal for the visiting team， demonstrating consideration for the opponent. VCG