I am not an expert in politics," the statement reads. She also added, "forcing artists, or any public figure to voice their political opinions in public and to denounce their homeland is not right." Two days later, Netrebko and her Azerbaijani husband, singer Yusif Eyvazov, released a joint statement denouncing the war, without however naming Putin: "I want this war to end and for people to be able to live in peace. One of her concerts, planned for February 25 in Aarhus, Denmark, was already cancelled after pressure to denounce ties with Putin. She is scheduled to appear in Puccini's opera "Turandot" on April 30. One of the stars directly affected by the decision is opera singer Anna Netrebko, who has ties to the Russian president and was once pictured with a flag used by some Russian-backed separatist groups, as reported by the New York Times. Other opera houses around the world are reacting similarly. New York City's Metropolitan Opera announced on Sunday that it would cut ties with pro-Putin artists. Many of Russia's prominent stars in and outside of the country are speaking out against the war. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, the conflict is now in its fifth day, and casualties on both sides are growing.
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