The Royal Opera House has banned an audience member for life for booing and heckling a 12-year-old actor during a production of Handel’s opera Alcina, reports Paul Glynn on bbc.com.
Malakai M Bayoh was met with cries of “Rubbish!” while singing his lines, on Tuesday, opening night, in London.
Onlookers shushed the heckler, who left soon after, and loudly applauded Bayoh.
The ROH said it was “appalled” at the outburst and praised the classically trained youngster for his well reviewed portrayal of Oberto.
In a statement shared with BBC News, a spokesman said: “Malakai is astonishingly talented, bringing great acting and beautiful singing to the role – a huge accomplishment for such a young singer.
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“Unfortunately, the opening night of Alcina featured an audience member who disrupted the show and Malakai’s excellent performance.
“We are appalled that a member of the audience behaved
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