After 192 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, soprano Anna Netrebko will not be performing this year due to her support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Met made several attempts to convince Netrebko, who has made statements critical of the war, to rebuke Putin but failed to persuade the singer. "It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera," General Manager Peter Gelb said in a statement Thursday.
Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko will not be performing this year at the Metropolitan Opera due to her support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP) "Anna is one of the greatest singers in Met history, but with Putin killing innocent victims in Ukraine, there was no way forward." Gelb made a statement Sunday clarifying that the Met will not work with any artists who support Putin.
After Netrebko, 50, refused to repudiate Putin, she canceled her upcoming shows, leaving her next performance in Barcelona April 3.
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