Ukrainian artists refuse to perform at the International May Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany, due to the participation of Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko. Deutsche Welle (organization included in the list of foreign agents by the Ministry of Justice) . The theater management did not agree with the position of the performers.
According to the publication, the organizers of the event believe that the Ukrainian musicians refused to participate in the festival, arguing that they did not want to perform on the same stage with the Russian singer, who did not speak in support of Kiev. politicians.
The management of the Hessian State Theater declared that raising the issue in this way in a free country was unacceptable.
“Culture always lives on human values that are above nations,” the theater said in a statement.
They added that the International May Festival in Wiesbaden is international and has chosen a single culture that should unite everyone.
The International May Festival will take place from 30 April to 31 May at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden, the capital of the state of Hesse.
It was reported in January that Ukrainians are banned Perform with Netrebko at the Wiesbaden festival.