Notre-Dame choir gives Christmas concert in cathedral

A small organ is rented for the event, as the actual organ of the church is being restored. The cathedral was badly damaged in a fire in spring 2019. A milestone in the security work was achieved last week: The scaffolding on the roof of the cathedral that had melted in the fire was removed – dismantling was a difficult undertaking, and the scaffolding posed a security risk for the centuries-old building. Culture minister Roselyne Bachelot said after the dismantling that Notre-Dame was now “saved”.

After the fire, there were already small masses without an audience in the cathedral – for example at Easter. According to the Archdiocese, this is the first performance for the Notre-Dame choir after the fire. So far he had to switch to other churches in Paris. It is therefore a symbolic Christmas concert, it says in the message.

The traditional midnight mass at Christmas took place last year in a big top in the Bois de Boulogne park in the west of the French capital. French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild the world-famous attraction by 2024.

Quelle: What / Dpa