The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, asks for at least $360,000 in damages for lost performance and rehearsal fees.
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko bows to the audience at the end of La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giacomo Puccini's opera"Tosca" at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2019.
Netrebko, who made her Met debut in 2002, was due to receive the Met's top fee of $17,000 per performance, the suit said. The lawsuit alleges breach of additional agreements for 40 performances of Puccini's "Tosca" and Tchaikovsky's "Pique Dame " during the 2024-25 season and Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" and Verdi's "Macbeth" in 2025-26. Going beyond the scope of the arbitration, the suit claims Netrebko was discriminated against because of national origin.
The suit said "due to the Met’s requirement that Netrebko issue public statements opposing the actions of Russian government, Russian politicians have denounced Netrebko, Russian theater companies have canceled contracts with her, Russian audiences have criticized her on her social media channels and in the Russian press, and Netrebko and her family and friends in Russia have suffered the risk of harm, retaliation, and retribution by the Russian government.
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