Just in: Met cancels tonight’s performance
mainFollowing the cutting short of William Tell due to a security alert, tonight’s performance has also been called off.
Here’s the official statement:
Today’s performance of Guillaume Tell was cancelled during the second intermission because of a disturbance by an audience member, who sprinkled an unidentified powdered substance into the orchestra pit.
UPDATED: The company has also canceled this evening’s performance of L’Italiana in Algeri while the authorities investigate the incident.
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