The British opera has suspended planning for Bolshoi performances scheduled for this summer, “in view of the current situation”.
The Royal Opera House in London announced on Friday that it has canceled performances of the renowned Bolshoi Ballet scheduled for this summer, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“A summer season of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Royal Opera House was in the final planning stages. Regrettably, given the current situation, the season cannot take place,” the Covent Garden opera house said in a statement.
Culture is a collateral victim of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with several prestigious institutions taking action once morest Russian cultural presence. Reputed to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the famous Russian conductor Valery Guerguiev was deprogrammed on Friday from the Dvorak Prague festival (Dvorakova Praha) where he was to conduct the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in September.
Thursday, he had for the same reasons been replaced at short notice for a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York. Russia has also been banned from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest.
