The security device of the Sagrada Familia expels 600 singers who were carrying Esteladas in the sheet music
The affected people report that they were cornered by the police outside the basilica without any explanation
BarcelonaMembers of various choirs who were to participate this Wednesday in the mass and the act of blessing of the Cross of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada FamíliaBefore they had even finished singing the hymn to the Mare de Déu de Montserrat, the officers began to make the singers descend from the choirs and directed them outside. As planned, the choirs were supposed to descend from the choirs and head to the sides of the Nativity facade. There, with light tubes in their hands, they were to go in pairs to the facade to perform the choir parts of the Escolania, who were acting as soloists. Finally, they were to raise the lights looking towards the Tower of Jesus Christ and, as the music ended, leave in stages. "But it didn't resemble anything like what we had rehearsed on Monday; we weren't at the correct exit. They had taken us to the other side of the facade without giving us any explanation whatsoever," explains a singer.
In fact, this whole final performance, which was supposed to accompany the blessing of the new tower and which was the culmination of an event presided over by the Pope that lasted about four hours, did not take place. "Since they make us leave the choir lofts early, no one informs us of any change of plans or gives us any explanation. They just move us aside," says the same singer. Afterwards, and as RAC1 reported, the police moved them away from the basilica and contained them for fifteen minutes. "A lot of police started arriving and they kept pushing us. We weren't expecting this at all, it's a huge lack of respect," explained the singer.
