Last week, two 18-ton cables that serve as counterweights to the stage’s metal fire curtain snapped. While no one was injured and the fire curtain did not fall to the stage, Paris Opera management has closed the auditorium until the cables can be repaired and other cables can be inspected. All of last week’s and this week’s performances at the Bastille have been cancelled; the theater should reopen on May 13. (in French)