Royal Opera cancels Bolshoi Ballet amid Russian invasion of Ukraine

London´s Royal Opera Home mentioned on Friday it was cancelling a season of performances by Moscow´s famed Bolshoi Ballet amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“A summer time season of the Bolshoi Ballet on the Royal Opera Home had been within the last phases of planning,” it mentioned in a press release.

“Sadly, underneath the present circumstances, the season can not now go forward,” the opera home mentioned, changing into the most recent Western establishment to cancel its collaboration with Russia.

In Germany, acclaimed Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been instructed to talk out in opposition to President Vladimir Putin´s invasion of Ukraine or threat dropping his job as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic.

Even the Eurovision Tune Contest has mentioned that no Russians might be permitted to participate on this yr´s contest following the invasion of Ukraine.