Anna Netrebko's Taiwan concert canceled over her ties to Putin
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:40 am
Anna Netrebko's Taiwan concert canceled over her ties to Putin
https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202302280009
Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of a concert by Russian-born opera star Anna Netrebko this weekend amid criticism of the singer's position on Russia's war in Ukraine.
In a statement posted on its website, the NSO said that following discussions with Netrebko's management company, it decided to cancel the concert "for security reasons" in light of concerns raised by various quarters of the society.
A full refund will be given from 12 p.m. March 1 to 1 p.m. March 13, the NSO said.
Netrebko was originally scheduled to perform, along with her husband, the tenor Yusif Eyvazov, at 7 p.m. March 5 at the National Concert Hall in Taipei.
Earlier Tuesday, the NSO defended its plan to stage the concert, citing Netrebko's condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine in March 2022 and also noting that the singer has performed in multiple European countries that oppose the Russian invasion in the past year.
https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202302280009
Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of a concert by Russian-born opera star Anna Netrebko this weekend amid criticism of the singer's position on Russia's war in Ukraine.
In a statement posted on its website, the NSO said that following discussions with Netrebko's management company, it decided to cancel the concert "for security reasons" in light of concerns raised by various quarters of the society.
A full refund will be given from 12 p.m. March 1 to 1 p.m. March 13, the NSO said.
Netrebko was originally scheduled to perform, along with her husband, the tenor Yusif Eyvazov, at 7 p.m. March 5 at the National Concert Hall in Taipei.
Earlier Tuesday, the NSO defended its plan to stage the concert, citing Netrebko's condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine in March 2022 and also noting that the singer has performed in multiple European countries that oppose the Russian invasion in the past year.