Soprano Anna Netrebko, performing in Vienna, Austria in 2019. Hans Punz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hans Punz/AFP via Getty Images Deceptive Cadence Anna Netrebko, a Russian star tied to Putin, is out at the Metropolitan Opera March 3, 2022 • The famed New York opera house said Thursday that the soprano will not appear there this season or next, after she declined to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
