Russia’s Bolshoi theatre cancels shows by directors who spoke out over Ukraine
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Moscow venue drops Timofey Kulyabin's opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov's ballet Nureyev
Russia's Bolshoi theatre has upset opera and ballet fans by abruptly cancelling shows this week by directors who have spoken out against the war in Ukraine.
The theatre gave no reason for dropping Timofey Kulyabin's production of the opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov's ballet Nureyev, which will be replaced by productions of Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Aram Khachaturian's ballet Spartacus.
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