COVID-19 has become a pandemic and is spreading all over the world. We all need to do our part to stop the spread of the virus. Travel has to come to an end for a while, but there still are free ways to see the world from the comfort (and safety!) of your own home.
All information is correct as of March 19th, 2020 and can be subject to change at any time. For the online performances, dates in parentheses indicate original date of performance.
Paris Opera
Starting from March 17th, the Paris Opera will be putting performances online for viewers to watch for a period of 6 days, free of charge. The performances are as follows:
- March 17 – 22: Manon (2020)
- March 23 – 29: Don Giovanni (2019)
- March 30 – April 5: Swan Lake (2019)
- April 6 – 12: The Barber of Seville (2014)
- April 13 – 19: Tribute to Jerome Robbins (2018)
- April 20 – 26: The Tales of Hoffmann (2016)
- April 27 – May 3: Carmen (2017)
- March 17 – May 3: Cycle of Tchaikovsky‘s six symphonies played by the Orchestra of the Paris National Opera
The Met Opera
The Met offers online videos of past performances, with a new show viewing every night at 7:30 PM EDT and will be available online for 20 hours following the premiere.
- March 19 – Verdi’s La Traviata (2018)
- March 20 – Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment (2008)
- March 21 – Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (2009)
- March 22 – Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (2007)
- March 23 – Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (2016)
- March 24 – Wagner’s Das Rheingold (2010)
- March 25 – Wagner’s Die Walküre (2011)
- March 26 – Wagner’s Siegfried (2011)
- March 27 – Wagner’s Götterdämmerung (2012)
- March 28 – Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2014)
- March 29 – Wagner’s Tannhäuser (2015)
Berlin Philharmonic
Use the code BERLINPHIL to get 30 days of free access of over 600 performances, concerts, and films at the Digital Concert Hall.
Vienna State Opera
Streams start at 7 pm or 5 pm CET respectively (for Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung) and remain available for 24 hours.
- 19 March 2020: Falstaff (2016)
- 20 March 2020: Tosca (2015)
- 21 March 2020: La cenerentola (2018)
- 22 March 2020: Siegfried (2019)
- 23 March 2020: Tosca (2019)
- 24 March 2020: L’elisir d’amore (2017)
- 25 March 2020: La cenerentola (2016)
- 26 March 2020: Tosca (2019)
- 27 March 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (2017)
- 28 March 2020: Götterdämmerung (2019)
- 29 March 2020: Roméo et Juliette (2017)
- 30 March 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (2016)
- 31 March 2020: L’elisir d’amore (2018)
- 1 April 2020: Die Frau ohne Schatten (2019)
- 2 April 2020: Peer Gynt (2018)
The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
Catch an online performance from these aspiring musicians, whether in the classroom or on tour around the country.
Museums
Check out these museums and many more through Google Arts and Culture.
- Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC
- British Museum in London
- Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
- Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia
- Musée d’Orsay in Paris
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul
- Pergamon Museum in Berlin
- The Louvre in Paris
- Guggenheim Museum in New York City
- Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
- MASP in São Paulo
- The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles
- The Vatican Museums in Vatican City
- The Met in New York City
- Uffizi Gallery in Florence
- National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City
- National Women’s History Museum in Alexandria, Virginia
At Home Zoos
- Monterey Bay Zoo has daily live educational videos
- Melbourne Zoo has live streams of the animals
- Cincinnati Zoo has at home educational videos
- Shedd Aquarium gives behind the scenes looks at the animals, and even the penguins get a tour!
- Dallas Zoo brings the zoo to you with introductory videos of all the animals
- San Diego Zoo has live web cams of 12 of their cutest residents
- Georgia Aquarium has daily streams of their aquatic friends
US National Parks
These five national parks are now available online to explore from home. Experience the beauty of the outdoors and the natural wonders that surround us.
- Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah
- Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska
- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii
- Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
Catch a Broadway Show
Not exactly completely free, but Broadway HD offers a free week-long trial of their streaming service, which includes hundreds of shows new and old alike from different theaters all over the world. After the free trial, the cost is $8.99 a month which is still a bargain for all the performances you could think of at your fingertips.
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International Itinerary 
Great post 😁
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Thank you so much. There is so much content here that is going to keep me from going out of my mind!
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