Just in: Czechs ban Netrebko

Just in: Czechs ban Netrebko

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norman lebrecht

August 17, 2023

An October concert by Anna Netrebko at Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague has been cancelled following political and public pressure.

The organisers said: ‘We agreed that we would give in to political pressure and that Anna would not demand compensation.’

The Czech government has taken a strong line on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, too many unfond memories.

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