Banderas attended the recent auditions.

Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe.

Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the sto­

THE men, aged between 16 and 20 were intercepted by the National Police in Alicante, when they were allegedly returning from having stolen competition pigeons from a bird club in Benidorm. They would have forced the cages where the birds were found to take them and transfer them to Alicante. Officials attached to the North District Police Station intercepted the vehicle with five occupants.

The police realised the occupants were ner­ ry of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House. vous and elusive when questioned about the origin of the pigeons they had in the car with them. After investigations, it was found they were stolen and the men were charged with robbery. It is not the first time these competitive birds have been stolen, due to their high value within the world of pigeon racing. Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.

The show’s initial run in Madrid will start from September 22 until November 11 at the Teatro Albeniz Umusic Hotel, Madrid Calle de la Paz, 11, 28012.

For more information or to book tickets head to the website: https://umusichotels.com/ or call (+34) 911 231 099.

SPAIN made strides in renewable energy use during 2022, cementing its position as a leader in Europe. According to the report on the electric system released by Red Eléctrica on Thursday, March 23, Spain has become one of the best­performing countries in the continent’s energy transition, only surpassed by Germany.

Spain also ranks third in the current total capacity of solar power, with Germany and the Netherlands occupying