Notre-Dame choir sings at historic cathedral for the first time since devastating fire

 

The Notre-Dame cathedral choir has sung inside the gothic landmark for the first time since last year's devastating fire - complete with hard hats and social distancing in place.

The 20 singers also wore protective suits as they performed without an audience for the Christmas Eve concert.

 

 

Members of the public are still not allowed inside the partially-destroyed cathedral which remains a construction site.

People are not expected to be able to go back inside until at least 2024.

 

 

The choir performed beneath stained-glass windows for the Paris concert that was recorded last Saturday but broadcast yesterday.

The singers, who socially-distanced before taking off their masks, were accompanied by acclaimed cellist Gautier Capucon and a soprano soloist.

The diocese called it a "highly symbolic concert... marked with emotion and hope" and a celebration of a "musical heritage that dates to the Middle Ages".

 

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