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Tosca review – punchy new Puccini rises above the ‘Shame on you’ Russian soprano protests

Outrage over the casting of Anna Netrebko didn’t make it to the inside of the auditorium – where roars of approval greeted this high-stakes game of blood-spattered conflict directed by Oliver Mears

The Guardian - UK

Tosca at Royal Opera: the controversial return of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

4/5 The new Tosca at Royal Opera marks the debut of Jakub Hrusa as music director but also the return of Anna Netrebko to the spotlight

Evening Standard

Royal Opera appearance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko draws pro-Ukraine protest

Dozens of Ukrainians and their supporters have demonstrated outside the Royal Opera House in London against a performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

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Protesters target Royal Opera House over performance by ‘Putin’s diva’

Anna Netrebko’s presence on stage called a ‘disgrace’, despite soprano condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Royal Opera House accused of 'legitimising' the Russian war on Ukraine by casting Anna Netrebko

The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK said Anna Netrebko is ‘a cultural instrument legitimising killings in Ukraine’

Evening Standard

Russian cinema has shifted to fairytales and propaganda, says Ukrainian film-maker

Alexander Rodnyansky reflects on changes in Russian industry as his Notes of a True Criminal screens in Venice

The Guardian - UK

Art and politics are not the same thing – but the Anna Netrebko case shows what happens when they collide

The arts and politics are bound to mix, but they are not the same thing. In the cold war, Soviet artists performed in the west. Should the Russian soprano, who has condemned the Ukraine invasion, be blocked from singing in London?

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Holding opera and Anna Netrebko to account for Putin’s war crimes

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Martin Kettle in which he says the Royal Opera House is making a mistake by hosting the Russian soprano

The Guardian - UK

As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The Royal Ballet and Opera must reconsider its invitation to Anna Netrebko

Letters: The Russian singer is symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime that is responsible for serious war crimes in Ukraine, say co-signatories including Sergiy Kyslytsya, Andriy Kurkov, Helen Clark and Alex Sobel MP

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet and Opera urged to drop Russian soprano with Putin links

Exclusive: MPs and Ukrainian artists sign letter saying Anna Netrebko is ‘symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime responsible for war crimes’

The Guardian - UK

Russian Opera Singer Anna Netrebko's National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit Over Firing by N.Y. Metropolitan Opera Can Go Forward

So a federal judge held Tuesday, reversing its contrary decision from last year.

Reason

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko’s discrimination case against the Met Opera to proceed

The Met Opera previously dropped Russian soprano Anna Netrebko after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia's campaign against Ukraine. Her discrimination case will now proceed.

Euronews

Russian Opera star replaced by Ukrainian soprano given green light for discrimination case

Anna Netrebko declined to condemn President Vladimir Putin over Russia's campaign against Ukraine

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Soprano Elza van den Heever has nightmares from her disturbing portrayal of `Salome'

Elza van den Heever’s portrayal of Salome sticks to her when she leaves the Metropolitan Opera for a rented apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

The Independent UK

Soprano Anna Netrebko to open Royal Opera season, returning after a 6-year absence

Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London’s Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” that starts Jakub Hrůša’s tenure as music director

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Anna Netrebko's Gender Discrimination Claims Narrowed In Met Lawsuit

Anna Netrebko's lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera focuses on gender discrimination claims after her removal from future engagements post-Russia's inva...

The Independent UK

Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination

Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera has been narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a federal judge, who agreed to dismiss the star soprano’s allegations of defamation, breach of contract and discrimination because of national origin

The Independent UK

Anna Netrebko to sing at Palm Beach Opera gala in first US appearance since 2019

Soprano Anna Netrebko is scheduled to give a recital at the Palm Beach Opera for its gala on Feb. 3 in what would be her first U.S. appearance in six years

The Independent UK

Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov

Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated

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