MADRID : Madrid's Teatro Real opera house had to act fast when the leading lights of its production of La Boheme contracted COVID-19 one after another, forcing the director to scramble for replacements who will perform together for the first time on Monday night.
But with Spain reporting record infection numbers, an outbreak swept across both crews, infecting four of the leading roles and their understudies by Sunday and forcing the cancellation of that night's performance, she explained. "They have never sung together before and have been rehearsing all day today... They've been at home studying videos of previous shows," the spokeswoman said.