5 police vans protect Netrebko at Vienna Opera
NewsA small protest was held last night against the reappearance of Anna Netrebko at the Vienna State Opera. The Russian soprano, who also holds an Austrian passport, has been supportive in the past of Vladimir Putin’s political objectives.
In all, 15 people turned out on a freezing night to protest.
They were monitored by five police vans, crammed with armed cops.
Bit of a conflict for Bogdan Rosic the Intendant at the VSO as his natural inclination is to support his eastern compatriots. Germany wasn’t slow in sending Panzers to the Ukraine in 1941 but hesitates now whilst Putin propels his singers to undermine Zelensky’s valiant efforts to shore up support.
Roščić is Serbian. What “eastern compatriots” are you talking about? have you ever seen a map of Europe? Serbia is south of Austria. What’s more, Serbia was always pro-Russian, and now it is too: pro-Russian and pro-Putin.
They were supporting russia and putin from the start of this war: From the https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pro-russia-serbs-march-belgrade-country-treads-ever-finer-line-between-east-west-2022-03-04/ and that hasn’t changed
You can find so many links with news about pro-nazi marches is Germany, Austria, Italy…would you also have such authoritative conclusions as this one you wrote?
rightly said – first disastrous Frau Merkel and now not any better – and typical Germany – where btw is the Left to demonstrate against pure Communism/ Socialism – what ludicrous attitude and hypocrisy
How do Russian singers undermine Zelensky’s efforts? Does the sound of opera hurt morale? In the US stores play classical music and opera to disperse crowds that loiter outside.
I want to thank those courageous people. I know – as well as they know – that it won’t help anyway. Power, money & glitter under the guise of HIGH ART – and thousands of russians in Western Europe who have money (from where? how they earn it?) and influence. Didn’t putin dance at the wedding of an Austrian minister? didn’t netrebko enjoy herself at the ball a few days ago – accompanied by Philippe Jordan himself, and also the grand grand Placido Domingo and that shady restaurateur Aki Nuredini? so it’s clear who’s in control, the protesters will only be laughed at. But I thank them and wish I was there, I would have stood with them. Shame on Kaufmann and – especially Garanca – who, as a Latvian, knows what “ruskij mir” means and yet sings with this putinist, for a career. Shame.
Before thanking those courageous people make an effort to educate yourself about the Ukrainian Insurgent Army whose flag they are waving. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
Please don’t spoil the narrative.
It is irrelevant, since right now Ukraine defends its own territory from Russian occupants who are killers, rapists and thieves.
Ask the peoples of the Donetsk region how they think about that.
I know about Ukrainian nationalists and Bandera. My grandparents lived in Volhynia. They escaped at time – one of their ukrainian neighbors told them that there would be a massacre. Those who did not escape and only hid were murdered.
But that was then and we’re talking about now, about a protest against the hiring of Netrebko. The Russians have such influence in the West that the Ukrainians have no chance to break through and be heard.
Why didn’t they glue themselves onto the floor?
Can we get a Blu ray? Is DG officially done with her?
Netrebko seems easy with Putitler – https://www.euronews.com/…/anna-netrebko-off-the…
Doesn’t look like they posed any danger whatsoever – quite unlike the thuggish regime and movements her and her even more loathsome husband quite fervently support.
Well people, the time seems ripe for Netflix to give us “Keeping up with Netrebko”.
See Anna’s Instagram account and “Keeping up with Netrebko” is free (family, friends, cooking, travel, museums, rehearsals, humor).
History will remember Netrebko and her husband in unflattering ways anyway.
So 15 people turned up to protest, exactly how many people thought it was appropriate to witness the Netrebko sideshow in the hall?
Mystic Chord, All four performances of Aida were sold out within minutes of going on sale. That is 11,524 people who attended with many more wishing they could be there.
Dear Slipped Disc, please change the number to 9,128. The correct number is 9,128 seats at four performances. I forgot to reset my calculator from an earlier calculation.
Thank you for the information Rita Rink, that is quite remarkable …
Hahahaha, a lousy tiny group of despicable banderists 🙂