Overview

• The 68-year-old actor fell ill about 45 minutes into Wednesday’s performance, prompting the curtain to close and an immediate intervention by the house doctor.
• Director Muriel Mayette-Holtz addressed the audience and offered to continue the reading after explaining Bouquet could not finish.
• Bouquet reappeared at the end beside the director and received a standing ovation, though she did not speak.
• La Scala reported that “Carole is better,” and her entourage told French media she is fine, with performances slated to resume as early as Thursday evening.
• Le Professeur is a solo, minimalist staging of Émilie Frèche’s text on the final days of teacher Samuel Paty, with the run scheduled through December 14.