Guardian News published this video item, entitled “Madrid’s Teatro Real cancels opera after social distancing protests” – below is their description.
Audience members clapped and shouted in protest over a lack of social distancing measures in Madrid on Sunday night causing an opera to be pulled at the last minute. A performance of Verdi’s A Masked Ball at the Teatro Real was abandoned after two failed attempts to begin. The decision was made to bring down the curtain at about 9.10pm. One member of the audience said there were rows of more than a dozen people without any gaps between them. In a statement, theatre management said the house had been operating at just 51.5% of its total capacity In a statement, it said the house had been operating at just 51.5% of its total capacity Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage
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