An actor 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)

The choir performs 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 March 31, 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)

Singers of the choir get ready 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)

US tenor Sean Panikkar (C) surrounded by the choir performs 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)

Spanish baritone Manel Esteve (L), Moldovan soprano Natalia Tanasii (2L), Austrian bass-baritone Martin Winkler (2R) and Spanish soprano María Rey-Joly (R) 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)

An actor is fitted with a wig as part of a costume for 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 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. This opera will be performed at the Opera National in Lyon (France), at 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)

An actor tries on a costume in the workshop of dressmaking of "The Bartered Bride" a comic opera in three acts by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana staged by French opera and theatre director Laurent Pelly (L) at the Teatro Real in Madrid 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)

Taiwanese-US director Justin Lin promotes the movie "Helldivers" 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)