Moldovan soprano Natalia Tanasii (L) and Spanish tenor Moises Marin perform duringa rehearsal of a new production of "The Bartered Bride" the comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on April 6, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly (C) gestures in the workshop of dressmaking of "The Bartered Bride" a comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana on March 28, 2026. As part of the sustainability policy of the Teatro Real, the new production of "The Bartered Bride" uses a large part of its costumes, props and scenery recycled. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

Technicians mount the set designed by French set designer Caroline Ginet for a new production of "The Bartered Bride", the comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on March 25, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

Technicians mount the set designed by French set designer Caroline Ginet for a new production of "The Bartered Bride", the comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on March 25, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

US writer director Aaron Sorkin promotes the movie "The Social Reckoning" onstage during the Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation & Opening Night at CinemaCon at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 13, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images)

An actress is made up before a rehearsal of a new production of "The Bartered Bride" the comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on April 6, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

A technician walks past a giant clown statue, an element of the set of a new production of "The Bartered Bride" a comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on March 25, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)

Austrian bass-baritone Martin Winkler (L) and US tenor Sean Panikkar perform during a rehearsal of a new production of "The Bartered Bride" the comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly at the Teatro Real in Madrid on April 6, 2026. The opera premieres on April 14, 2026 at Madrid's Teatro Real with a large part of its costumes and props and scenery made from recycled material in accordance with the theatre's sustainability policy. The opera will also be performed at the Opera National in Lyon, France, the Oper Kholn in Cologne, Germany, and at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP via Getty Images)