Rome's Circus Maximus, once home to ancient chariot races, is preparing for a new season as an opera house
ROME - Rome’s Circus Maximus, once home to ancient chariot races, is preparing for a new season as an opera house as the coronavirus pandemic has forced organisers to seek huge venues that allow for social distancing.
“The Circus Maximus is transformed from a circus to a theatre, an opera house in this case,” Rome’s Opera House technical director, Francesco Arena, told Reuters. Temperature checks, widely spaced seating and an especially large stage, are intended to provide security for both opera goers and performers.
Last-minute construction work and rehearsals have been going on feverishly ahead of July 16, when 19th-century Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto will kick off the season.
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