Heckler who shouted at 12-year-old actor banned for life from Royal Opera House

Man handed lifetime ban from Royal Opera House for heckling 12-year-old actor on stage

Financial Times associate arts editor Josh Spero, who was in the audience, called the incident the "nastiest thing".

"A 12-year-old boy was sweetly singing his lines when a man in the audience yelled, 'Rubbish!' and booed him," he tweeted."Once the boy was done, the audience responded with wild applause and cheering."In a statement, the Royal Opera House said that "steps had been taken" to ensure that the heckler does not return to the opera house.

"We would like to congratulate Malakai M Bayoh for his stellar performance as Oberto in our first night of Alcina", the statement said. "Malakai is astonishingly talented - bringing great acting and beautiful singing to the role - a huge accomplishment for such a young singer.

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