Putin’s fan Anna Netrebko will open the opera season in London
Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko will perform in London after a six -year -old pause
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Russian opera singer and admirer of Vladimir Putin and pseudo -republics « L/DNR » Anna Netrebko will return to the London Royal Opera House after a six -year pause. It will open the season in the new production of « Toska » Puccini, which will start the work of Yakubo Hrusha as a music director.
About it reported Associated Press.
Netrebko will perform four performances from September 11 to September 21 in the new production of Oliver Mircha. According to the plot, actions unfold in the modern war of Rome. Freddie de Tommazo and Gerald Finley will be along with Putinist on stage.
From December 15 to December 23, the Russian opera singer will appear in the four performances of « Turandot » Puccini, as well as June 24, 2026 Anna Netrebko will have a solo concert.
Last Netrebko sang in Kovant-Garden in April 2019 in the opera Verda Power of Fate. In January 2022, her speeches at Verda Nabukko were canceled due to restrictions on entry into Europe.
Anna Netrebko – Russian opera singer who has also has Austria’s citizenship since 2006. She was a trustee of Vladimir Putin in the elections, received awards from him. In 2014, the singer supported the pseudo -republics « L/DNR » and was photographed with the flag of the so -called « Novorossiysk ».
In January 2023, it was included in the sanction list in Ukraine.
Oleg Tsarev and Anna Netrebko with the flag of « Novorossiysk »
After the start of a full -scale war in Ukraine Netrebko released from Metropolitan Opera in New York because of the propoutin views.
Anna Netrebko also filed a complaint against the Metropolitan Opera in the American Guild Music Artists representing opera performers. The referee in this case obliged the institution to pay it more than $ 200,000 for 13 canceled speeches. Later, the singer continued to sue and demanded at least $ 360,000 for discriminating her nationality, the spread of slander and breach of the contract. The subway was able to challenge her claims.
Later to her refused to participate in a concert in Stuttgart. The singer was also removed from the performances in the Bavarian Opera and Milan « La Scala ».
However, in the fall of 2022 Netrebko continued to perform in Europe and the world. Then in her Schedule Performances in Milan, Verona, Belgrade, Baden-Baden, Berlin and other cities of the world have been planned.
In May 2023 it became known that the famous Milan Theater « La Scala » turned Netrebko on his scene.
But not all countries agree to show the spectators the speeches of Putin’s fan. Yes, in August 2023 In Tallinn (Estonia) canceled Netrebko’s concert But her husband Yusif Eyvazov. Also in early May 2024 the performance of the Proputin opera singer abolished the Center for Culture and Congresses (KKL) of the Swiss city of Lucerne.
In February 2025 Anna Netrebko was small The speech At the gala concert with Palm Beach Opera in Florida. It was her first speech in the United States for over five years.
The last Russian opera singer appeared on the American stage to the pandemic, in 2019. For almost two decades, she was a prima Metropolitan opera.
