Climate Protesters Hurl Paint at Milan’s La Scala Opera House

Climate Protesters Hurl Paint at Milan’s La Scala Opera House
The La Scala opera house reopens to the public after being closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Milan on May 10, 2021. Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters
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MILAN—Climate-change activists in Italy on Wednesday threw paint at the entrance of Milan’s famed La Scala opera house ahead of the opening performance of the season, local police said.

Activists have staged high-profile protests across Europe in recent months, sometimes targeting museums and art works.