VIDEO: The King inaugurates the new season of the Teatro Real to applause, which begins with 'Manon Lescaut'

King Felipe VI presided over the opening of the Teatro Real's new lyric season in Madrid, which commenced with the performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera 'Manon Lescaut'. The production marks the return of the opera to the venue after an absence of over a century. The King received applause upon his arrival for the inauguration.

Queen Letizia did not attend the event alongside the King, as she was in Belgium to participate in official engagements.