Metropolitan Opera Orchestra played the “Marseillaise” in a sign of mourning – BBC

15.11.2015, 02:20

The orchestra of the New York Musical Theatre Metropoliten- Opera under the direction of singer Placido Domingo performed on Saturday the French national anthem in memory of the victims of the attacks in Paris before setting writes New York Times .

«Metropolitan Opera mourns the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, and the French will perform the national anthem as a sign of solidarity with the French citizens in today’s daily performance, “- stated in the text of the program.

In addition, the program quoted the text of the “Marseillaise.” During the execution of the French national anthem Visitors of the New York opera rose from their seats.

Previous reported that the Londoners went to Trafalgar Square to commemorate those killed in Paris.

On the last night there have been several attacks in the French Paris. According to recent data, 129 people were killed, the number of victims of 352 people, 99 of them are in critical condition. In Paris, introduced a state of emergency.