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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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UNBELIEVABLE: The royal ballet and opera must reconsider its invitation to anna netrebko - Caught on Camera

Anna Netrebko
‘It is with great pain that we witness the Royal Opera House inviting Anna Netrebko to return to its stage in title roles.’ Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

For Ukrainians, the UK’s unwavering support – from its governments to its people and cultural institutions like the Royal Ballet and Opera – has been a vital source of strength and hope amid Russia’s brutal war of aggression.

It is, therefore, with great pain that we witness the Royal Opera House inviting Anna Netrebko – a longtime symbol of cultural propaganda for a regime that is responsible for serious war crimes – to return to its stage in title roles.

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