Bavarian State Opera severed relations with Netrebko and Gergiev

Opera singer Anna NetrebkoBERLIN, Mar 1The Bavarian State Opera is cutting ties with opera singer Anna Netrebko and conductor Valery Gergiev for not «distancing enough» from Russia's operation in Ukraine, opera's chief executive Serge Derny said. on the part of Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko, the Bavarian State Opera will annul all existing relationships,» Derni wrote on Twitter. -crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw » src=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/08/18/1747068701_0:209:3269:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_fe60d3e9310626c64da98bde65dd51bf.jpg» srcset=» data:image/svg+xml,%3310626c64da98bde65dd51bf.jpg» %22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=»https://cdnn21 .img.ria. ru/images/07e5/08/18/1747068701_0: 209: 3269: 2048_640x0_80_0_0_aed425889d5c1980e115f117b6cd5697.jpg 640w, https: //cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/08/18/1747068701_0: 209: 3269: 2048_1280x0_80_0_0_7a43d37ecdd5fe21be4c0fc9d1ba50e1.jpg 1280w, https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/08/18/1747068701_0:209:3269:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_fe60d3e9310626c64da98bde65dd51bf.jpg reported that for the same reason the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra broke off cooperation with Gergiev. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine early on Thursday morning, February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized.