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Sunday February 27, 2022

Metropolitan Opera is among those severing ties with Putin-allied artists

Star Russian soprano Anna Netrekbo singing in Metz, France in February 2020. Christoph de Barry/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Metropolitan Opera is among those severing ties with Putin-allied artists

February 27, 2022 • Star performers at the famed New York opera house, including soprano Anna Netrebko and conductor Valery Gergiev, have been closely associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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