Wagner Gala with the Berlin Philharmonic in Baden-Baden: variations on a theme of excellence – Seen and Heard International seenandheard-international.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seenandheard-international.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
World-renowned soprano Anna Netrebko, refused to condemn Russia for its actions against Ukraine, but she did condemn the Metropolitan's actions against her.
Soprano Anna Netrebko has filed a lawsuit in New York against the New York Metropolitan Opera. She accuses the opera house and director Peter Gelb of breach of contract and defamation. The opera house rejected the allegations, saying the lawsuit had "no value" The soprano is now demanding damages of at least 360,000 US dollars (about 330,000 euros) The Met had "inflicted severe mental anguish and emotional suffering" on her, her management says. The singer made her debut at the Met in 2002 and received a fee of around 17,000 dollars (more than 15,000 euro) per performance.
Festival goers are warned of hostile Netrebko demo slippedisc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from slippedisc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.