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Netrebko attends a news conference at the premiere of Manon Lescaut in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia in October 2016

Video. Monte Carlo Opera hires Russian soprano after anti-war statement

Updated: 15/04/2022 - 13:20 GMT+2

The singer was previously dropped by the Metropolitan Opera in New York over her stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine but she has since apologised for being unclear.

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