Anna Netrebko

Opera diva Anna Netrebko gave an interview to the German publication Die Zeit and spoke about her attitude to the situation in the world. Earlier, she publicly condemned the Russian Federation’s military special operation in Ukraine and announced her temporary retirement due to the political situation she.

– DW* quotes the opera diva.

After Netrebko made his statement, he was criticized in every way: he was considered too close to the Russian government in the West and was called a traitor in Russia. The singer admitted that she loves her homeland, despite the military special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, which she previously publicly condemned. said Netrebko. At the same time, he does not consider himself a supporter of the President of Russia, although he previously held a different opinion: Netrebko admitted in 2012 that he believed in the good intentions of Vladimir Putin. According to him, Netrebko will not yet return to the Russian stage, because he believes that this is not the right time for it.

After her open letter against special operations, it became known that Anna Netrebko continued to perform in foreign theaters, including the Italian theater La Scala, from which she was expelled after the start of military special operations. However, not all Western theaters changed their minds after his open letter: for example, Peter Gelb, director of the New York Metropolitan Opera, who had previously removed Netrebko from performances, said that he was not yet ready to work with him again.

*DW is recognized as a foreign media agent in the Russian Federation.