Anna Netrebeko: Doctor tries to prevent Russian star soprano from appearing in Berlin

Anna Netrebeko: Doctor tries to prevent Russian star soprano from appearing in Berlin

The most famous opera singer in the world is to perform in the German capital. On the other hand, an online petition is now mobilizing – because it does not distance itself from Putin.

Rein­hard J. Brem­beck

Is it enough to be against the war?  Singer Anna Netrebko.

Is it enough to be against the war? Singer Anna Netrebko.

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Anna Netrebko is revered by many opera lovers as a brilliant singer. To others she appears to be a problematic figure in contemporary history. Because she once stood up for Putin and after his attack on Ukraine she hesitated for a long time with an anti-war statement that many western opera houses expected of her.

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