The Prague ruling coalition says it “unequivocally” opposes the planning efficiency of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko
FILE – Russian soprano Anna Netrebko seems at a information convention to current Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 29, 2021. The ruling coalition of the Czech capital mentioned Monday Aug. 14 2023, it “unequivocally” opposed the planning Prague efficiency of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. (AP Photograph/Luca Bruno, File)
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PRAGUE — The native authorities in Prague mentioned Monday that it “unequivocally” opposes a scheduled efficiency by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko within the Czech capital whereas Russia wages warfare on Ukraine.
Deputy Mayor Jiri Pospisil, who oversees tradition within the metropolis, mentioned that each one the members of Prague’s governing coalition shared the identical view.
“All of the events understand that at a time when the warfare (in Ukraine) has been ongoing and we learn each day concerning the victims of the Russian assaults within the media, it’s insensitive for such a singer to carry out right here in Prague,” Pospisil mentioned.
The Czech Republic has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine throughout the warfare. The governing coalition in Prague is made up of the identical political events that comprise the Czech authorities.
The view from Metropolis Corridor doesn’t essentially imply Netrebko’s Oct 16 efficiency at Prague’s Municipal Home will not happen as deliberate. The administration of the venue, which is a civic constructing in addition to a live performance venue, has the ultimate say.
Pospisil acknowledged it might be “very tough” to discover a authorized cause to cancel the soprano’s contract. Netrebko sued the Metropolitan Opera in New York Metropolis over its choice to to chop ties along with her final 12 months for refusing to repudiate her help for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Her 2023-24 season contains engagements with Berlin’s Staatsoper unter den Linden, the Vienna State Opera, Milan’s Teatro alla Scala and the Paris Opera.
