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As third wave rages, show goes on at Sofia opera An opera employee wearing a protective face mask arranges flowers on the audience seats prior to the opera La Traviata by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, at the Sofia Opera, in Sofia, on February 18, 2021. Traviata, Norma, Tosca, the Swan Lake: the Sofia Opera offers a rich repertoire during this month of February and is sold out despite the third wave of Covid-19. Musicians of the orchestra wear facemasks and are installed on the floor to be fa...

Audiences ‘hungry for music’, performers say risking virus better than not playing at all.

As third wave rages, show goes on at Sofia opera 230 entire parterre, audiences limited to the balconies, and no breaks but plenty of disinfectant, the Sofia Opera is one of the few music venues still hosting live performances in Europe. Across the continent, a third wave of Covid-19 infections is keeping opera houses and other cultural venues closed — loud singing poses a particular risk as the virus spreads through droplets — but in Bulgaria, classical music plays on, from “Tosca” to ...