Just in: Lucerne cancels Netrebko pair

We are informed by the website of Lucerne’s concerthall: Anna Netrebko’s concert on June 1, 2024 at the KKL Lucerne will not take place.

The Swiss reasoning is unusually evasive and slightly obscure:

The KKL Lucerne is not available for Anna Netrebko’s concert on June 1, 2024. The public perception of the soloist remains controversial. Due to the temporal and geographical proximity of Ms. Netrebko’s appearance to the Ukraine Peace Conference, a threat to public order had to be expected. For this reason, the KKL Lucerne was asked by the cantonal and municipal authorities to cancel the concert.

With regard to tickets purchased in advance directly from KKL Lucerne, buyers of these tickets will be informed as quickly as possible about how to proceed.

Tickets ranged from 80-520 Swiss francs a seat.