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Coronavirus: Stay entertained with these live streams and virtual concerts

You may not be able to go to concerts because of the coronavirus pandemic, but being shut inside the home is not a total loss. Entertainers are ready to bring the shows to you.

Charlie Puth and John Legend have already streamed shows to fans this week. Here is a sampling of music to keep you entertained over the next three days, a diversion that may allow more people to cope with the reality of quarantines and lockdowns.

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Wednesday: Diplo is staying home and is live-streaming a 90-minute DJ sets disc jockey set from his living room. Americana Highways will be streaming 30-minute sets beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. Wednesday’s lineup includes Jeremiah Johnson, Jeff Crosby, Libby Koch and Lynne Hanson on Facebook. Landon Elliott and Rhett Miller will stream music through Stage It. Elliott begins at 6:30 p.m. EDT, while Miller hits the virtual stage at 9 p.m. For Jazz enthusiasts, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner will perform on Facebook and Instagram beginning at 8 p.m. EDT.

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Thursday: Miley Cyrus will continue to host an hourlong live stream on Instagram daily at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Billboard reported. Eric Slick will begin playing at the informative time of 4:11 p.m EDT on Instagram, while Indigo Girls will perform a livestream concert and question-and-answer session on Facebook Live beginning at 6 p.m. EDT. Waxahatchee & Kevin Morby will perform on Instagram starting at 9 p.m. EDT. Americana Highways’ 30-minute sessions will feature Nathan Bell, Nathan Kalish, Aloud and Janiva Magness, beginning at 7 p.m. on Facebook. Lovers of classical music can watch the Metropolitan Opera: stream Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” beginning at 7:30 through the Met Opera link. Earlier in the day, the Vienna State Opera will perform “Falstaff” at 1 and 3 p.m. EDT via Wiener Staatsoper; at 2 p.m. EDT. the Malmö Symphony Orchestra with Robert Trevino will perform through Malmö Live. Kelsea Ballerini will host an album countdown live stream at 10 p.m. EDT.

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Friday: Rock music fans can enjoy Ben Gibbard: Live from Home on both YouTube and Facebook beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. Ron Gallo + Chickpee will follow at 8 p.m. on Instagram. Americana Highways’ daily lineup will include D.B. Rouse, Zach Aaron and Chris Moyse on Facebook beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. Stage It will feature Anne Heaton, Mary Bragg, Becky Warren, and Mark Erelli in a “Shut In & Sing” performance beginning at 8 p.m. Electronic pop will take center stage during the Ultra Virtual Audio Festival on SiriusXM beginning at 5 p.m. EDT. Performers include Major Lazer, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix and Above and Beyond. Classical music will have a heavy presence, with the Metropolitan Opera performing Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” at 7:390 p.m. EDT at Met Opera. The Jacksonville Symphony performs “Give My Regards to Broadway” beginning at 8 p.m. EDT from its website. Also, the Vienna State Opera will perform “Tosca” at 1 and 3 p.m. EDT from the Wiener Staatsoper link.

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