On London Rooftop, Royal Opera Chorus Reunites for Performance

The choir of London's Royal Opera House perform on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House to celebrate Good Friday and the arrival of spring in London, Britain, on March 25, 2021. John Sibley/Reuters

LONDON—Wrapped up in coats and with London’s famed landmarks behind them, members of the Royal Opera Chorus sing the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s 1853 opera “Il Trovatore” in their first reunion in a year.

Standing apart due to social distancing measures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 25 singers are gathered on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden.