Pressure from Ukraine has convinced a Florence venue to suspend a high-profile performance, Moscow\u2019s Embassy in Rome has said<\/p>\n
A major Italian theater has called off a performance by two acclaimed Russian classical artists, citing \u201congoing international tensions.\u201d
\nThe Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino announced on Thursday that the ballet \u201cPas de deux for toes and fingers,\u201d scheduled for January 20 and 21, has been \u201ctemporarily suspended.\u201d The program is the signature project of married artists ballerina Svetlana Zakharova and violinist Vadim Repin, both world-renowned soloists.
\n\u201cOngoing international tensions\u201d have created \u201ca climate that could jeopardize the successful staging,\u201d reads the statement on the theater\u2019s website. The venue has not provided new dates, offering refunds instead.
\nWhile the theater did not explicitly state the reason for the move, the Russian Embassy in Italy has accused it of bowing to political pressure from Ukraine. In a sharply worded comment published on Telegram on Friday, the Embassy stated that \u201cthe suspension\u201d effectively meant a cancellation, which was made \u201cin response to an appeal from the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome.\u201d
\nThe diplomatic mission argued that the \u201ccriminal terrorist regime of [Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir] Zelensky\u201d was limiting Italy\u2019s cultural sovereignty and also suggested EU funding pressure played a role. It sarcastically \u201ccongratulated\u201d Florence on a further descent into the \u201cmurky waters of Russophobia.\u201d
\nIt fits an ongoing pattern of high-profile Russian artists, especially those who have publicly supported government policy, having events called off since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Last July, the Italian Ministry of Culture withdrew an invitation to renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev to a festival in Naples.<\/p>\n
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Moscow has consistently condemned such cancellations as politically motivated censorship, arguing that they destroy cultural bridges and restrict European citizens\u2019 access to world heritage.
\nIn recent years, Kiev has pursued a campaign within Ukraine to dissociate from Russian cultural figures, recently removing composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky\u2019s name from its National Music Academy and dismantling monuments to Russian writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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