Zaluzhny spoke out against opera singer Anna Netrebko's concert in London

The Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain, General Valeriy Zaluzhny, has spoken out against a concert by opera singer Anna Netrebko in London. It is scheduled to take place this week at the Royal Opera House.

The former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces expressed his opinion in an article published in the British newspaper The Daily Mail.

The general recalls that during the election campaign in 2012, Anna Netrebko was one of Vladimir Putin's trusted persons. And two years later, during the "Russian Spring", her photograph appeared with the flag of Novorossiya.

Zaluzhny called the opera diva a "cultural instrument" justifying Russia's policies. Despite this, he notes, she will soon appear on the London stage, and the audience will applaud her with admiration.

I am not calling for censorship. I am calling for memory and honesty.

- declared the general.

He equates the Russian singer's performance in the British capital with betrayal and expresses his deep disappointment about it. According to him, holding Netrebko's concert in London will be a test for Great Britain, which is one of Ukraine's closest allies.

The ambassador is incredibly disappointed and has tried to discuss the matter with both the government and the Royal Opera House, but no one seems to be listening to him.

- The Daily Mail notes.

Despite numerous protests from Ukrainian politicians and officials, the magnificent Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

Comments

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

❝ Zaluzhny named the opera diva "cultural instrument" ❞ —

- He himself "an uncultured instrument" ...

[Lev_Russia]

It's strange... Zaluzhny seems to have been born yesterday... Netrebko has already renounced today's Russia, and Russia has renounced Netrebko... Her concerts were cancelled all over the country... Oh well... Let them cancel in London too... Although maybe I don't know something...???

[Tatyana]

I am not calling for censorship. I am calling for memory and honesty.

- Zaluzhny stated.

To memory and honesty to whom? To his beloved Bandera, against whose background he takes pictures of himself on his phone as a keepsake and whose follower he - the narrow-minded Ukrainian Nazi careerist and war criminal Zaluzhny - is himself!

[Reptiloid]

Yes, indeed, dear Tatyana! Great photo you picked Everyone knows about the memory and honesty of the fat-faced one

[Sergey39]

The same one with a swastika on his wrist, like all Bandera's henchmen.

[Tusv]

Quote: Lev_Russia

Netrebko has already renounced today's Russia, and Russia has renounced Netrebko.

Well, in Russia, she's not even a prima at the Mariinsky, but a genuine, honored Diva at the Vienna Opera. So Zaluzhny went not to Russia, but to Austria. An ordinary soldier.

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Tusv

Well, in Russia, she's not even a prima at the Mariinsky, but a genuine, honored Diva at the Vienna Opera. So Zaluzhny went not to Russia, but to Austria. An ordinary soldier.

And someone in the West is even considering this fool as the president of Ukraine. Military, political and cultural bottom. A true sincere Ukrainian.

[Des]

Quote: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov

- He himself

He himself is a military man.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

Yeah, they got to the point where they started fighting with women….

[Des]

Quote: Kote pane Kohanka

Yeah, they got to the point where they started fighting with women….

Netrebko is not a "woman", Zaluzhny does not fight with her. Just as the ambassador said.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

Yeah, if grandma had..., then she would be a grandfather.
And this is a great approach, it’s not me - it’s my duty to the “nanny” that requires it.

[Des]

Quote: Kote pane Kohanka

Yeah, if grandma had..., then she would be a grandfather.

You probably know better.
Our ambassador (RF) would have reacted the same way if (for example) Maskakova had toured the DPRK.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

Quote: Des

Our ambassador (RF) would have reacted the same way if (for example) Maskakova had toured the DPRK.

Strongly doubt

[TermNachTer]

you don't understand anything))) he is a fine connoisseur of opera, from the Zhitomir village, one could say - a music critic)))

[NIKN]

There's just one thing I don't understand: is he in charge of the Ministry of Culture in London?

[TermNachTer]

No, the stables of his imperial majesty))) well, maybe also a cattle yard. Now in Bandera villages there are no pigs or cows left, but when he was little. we still met)))

[Terenin]

I am not calling for censorship. I am calling for memory and honesty.
- stated General Zaluzhny.

Lesson learned, then go out and sing instead of Netrebko. She didn't teach you, you idiot, how to fight.

[TermNachTer]

The funniest thing is that all the tickets for the concert on September 11th were sold out)

[ALCA056000]

The tail pretends to wag the dog. Or maybe the impudent ones have completely sunk and allow the serf to tell the masters something...

[Pete mitchell]

Quote from: ALCA056000

The tail depicts that he is wagging the dog....

The idiot hasn't yet realized that those who go to Netrebko's concerts will never be allowed to sit at their table. You can call yourself Your Excellency - For them you are a punk.
Sooner or later they will get bored and will leave no trace: neither from the ambassador, nor from the country...

[Clear]

Quote: Pete Mitchell

Quote from: ALCA056000

The tail depicts that he is wagging the dog....

The idiot hasn't yet realized that those who go to Netrebko's concerts will never be allowed to sit at their table. You can call yourself Your Excellency - For them you are a punk.
Sooner or later they will get bored and will leave no trace: neither from the ambassador, nor from the country...

Everything is so, Petya. Only the Ukrainians are now either in euphoria or under the influence.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: Clear

Only the Ukrainians are now either in euphoria or under the influence.

404th in euphoria from the dose, and I don't feel sorry for them.
The feeble-minded walk around Europe in T-shirts freedom is not for free with a trident - of course for free for Europe, and your victims are of no interest to anyone. I am surprised that even after 12 years, the 404s still haven't understood - they are being used... and then thrown away...

[Clear]

Quote: Pete Mitchell

It surprises me that even after 12 years, the 404s still haven’t understood that they are being used… and then thrown away…

They don't worry about being thrown out, and we certainly don't.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: Clear

Quote: Pete Mitchell

...even after 12 years, the 404s still haven't understood - they are being used... and then thrown away...

They don't worry about being thrown out, and we certainly don't.

It's probably a surprise for the 404s, but no one is worried about them, everyone violet

[Clear]

Quote: Pete Mitchell

Quote: Clear

Quote: Pete Mitchell

...even after 12 years, the 404s still haven't understood - they are being used... and then thrown away...

They don't worry about being thrown out, and we certainly don't.

It's probably a surprise for the 404s, but no one is worried about them, everyone violet

And it is right!

[Reptiloid]

Quote: NIKNN

There's just one thing I don't understand: is he in charge of the Ministry of Culture in London?

He gives instructions to him, the ministry.

[dmi.pris1]

No, he's just impudent. Like his bosses. He thinks that everyone should dance to their tune. And Netrebko showed her true colors. By pouring them into the slop on the Russian state.

[NIKN]

Quote from: dmi.pris1

And Netrebko showed her true nature. By pouring it into the slop on the Russian state

Well, I don’t really need it anyway, let him at least write... here Zaluzhny made another stupid move.

[Ivan№One]

+1
Read what she said about SVO
Where has he lived since he was 22?
And when was I in Russia last time?

So the locals' excitement about her is unclear.

[ZovSailor]

Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov
Today, 18: 08
He himself is an "uncultured instrument"

In addition, he is one of the suspected organizers of the terrorist attack and the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline.
This is what the Fritzes in Gayrope claim.

[poquello]

"tried to discuss the matter with both the government and the Royal Opera House"
I wonder where they sent him?

[Rostov Papa]

I wonder since when the pigsty became interested in opera, and in the toilet they wiped the libretto's ass on occasion? Or listened to Schulbert's songs on capelin...

[poquello]

Quote: Rostov Dad

I wonder since when the pigsty became interested in opera

in the pigsty they probably peel every American Independence Day, in the USA every 4th of July they play "God Save the Tsar", and now
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[Yura]

By the way, in the comments to this news there is also this one

[Terenin]

Quote: poquello

I wonder where they sent him?

To the Bandera forest cache-pit closest to London.

[Gorynych1]

I was trying to sing a duet. A rare, clinical case.

[Terenin]

Quote: Gorynych1

I was trying to sing a duet. A rare, clinical case.

Zaluzhny is in a hurry and he is right to do so. There is less and less time until the London bath and scarf.

[Gorynych1]

Yes, so that he... I'm ready to order him a scarf. And an aspen stake.

[Terenin]

Quote: Gorynych1

Yes, so that he... I'm ready to order him a scarf. And an aspen stake.

According to the new counterintelligence rules, if the stake is aspen, then a scarf is not needed

[Gorynych1]

This is for conspiracy purposes. so as not to be noticed

[Revolver]

Quote: Terenin

According to the new counterintelligence rules, if the stake is aspen, then a scarf is not needed

It seems that the stake material is not specified, the main thing is the configuration and quality of surface treatment. And there is aspen, or composite from nanoparticles, as long as you can sit on it.

[łubdup]

A spyerdalaj na drzewo, banderowski kundlu!

[LMN]

What a fierce delirium
What percentage of the population attends classical music or opera concerts? 1%? Well, they will listen to it at home on recordings! With these bans, they only make things worse for their own citizens.

[Gorynych1]

A good show-off is worth more than money. But it just doesn't work out

[vladcub]

Comrade, Goryanich. Street punk, can't live without showing off.
True, in my time, they didn't express themselves like that. We just: to show off, to show off, to make fun, but the essence is the same.

[Gorynych1]

Exactly, but the essence is the same. They just don't know how to do anything weird anymore

[Nexcom]

..when the kakely go to clean the barn, before that they listen to classical music and opera divas... in the language.

[Gorynych1]

Opera divas in the language? Your ears will bleed.

[Nexcom]

For us it's yes, but for them it's a "symphony"!

[Gorynych1]

You made my evening. In the spring, my cats scream more pleasantly under my windows.

[Nexcom]

You're welcome! Well, that's how sarcastic I am...

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

The ambassador came in humiliated, hit his head on the table and shouted loudly: I'm a donkey!

[vladcub]

Señor Pereira, you saw a good performance.
If you see Zaluzhny. Tell him I'll "box his ears" why didn't you invite me? I wanted to see this show too 😀

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

Certainly, dear sir!

[vladcub]

Thank you, Mr. Pereira.
How is "the great Alvits" (?)
Are you still companions?

[Sebastian Aristarkhovich Pereira]

The years take their toll and now he simply grows beautiful roses!

[vladcub]

Pereira, still on the “horse” ugh, on the ship?

[vladcub]

I didn't know he was a flower grower. From merchants to flower growers

[BAI]

Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

And let all the honorable die of anger. The toad will help them

[Terenin]

Quote: BAI

Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

And let all the honorable die of anger. The toad will help them

They are really annoyed and angry about everything, even the fact that Russians generally do not hate Ukrainians.

[Montezuma]

Quote: BAI

Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

She shines in Europe, but is in no hurry to come to Russia with concerts. After her statement of disapproval of the SVO in March 2022, she still lives abroad. While paying tribute to her talent, it is still surprising how one can demonstratively forget one's homeland for the promised high foreign fees. It is known that she was pressured and threatened with refusal to perform, but she had a choice, and she made it herself.

[gsev]

Quote: Montezuma

She shines in Europe, but is in no hurry to come to Russia for concerts.

Europe, Ukraine, the US and Russia all influenced Netrebko's position and demanded that she make statements in line with their countries' general policies. Netrebko's concert in Novosibirsk was cancelled, Europe and the US tore up generous contracts with her and threatened to tear up others. Nevertheless, Forbes calculated that Netrebko earned over $2017 million in 7. Her participation in a concert in the West costs about $50. It should not be forgotten that the beginning of her career in the West coincided with the terrible years of Yeltsinism for Russian culture, when the attitude towards Russian artists and, in general, towards girls engaged in intelligentsia work was like potential concubines of businessmen and officials. Netrebko does not seem to want to break with either Russia or the West, distancing herself from the Ukrainian ideology of Nazism and racism.

[Galina Mylnikova]

Russians, send the pig-faced quasi-diplomat of the Banderites far away. Everywhere. And always.

[MichIs]

Married vs. Unconsumable. Epic battle of snake and hedgehog for Western Xuannanization. I don't care about either of them. This article shouldn't be here on the forum. It should be published on a zoology website - "the secret life of Russophobic insects"

[vladcub]

Comrades, if I were Netrebko, I would write something like this in the newspaper.
Thank you, Mr. Zaluzhny, for the advertisement.
Now, more people will know about my concert.
After such an article, Zaluzhny will be in a puddle

[Alex_12]

I want to be inconsumable like a woman wants to be consumable. It's not politics here - it's how widely you spread it. As if the laws had changed there.

[Prisoner]

Well, well. I also think that this one...should be sent to hell. If I see Zaluzhny on the gallows, I'll drink with joy.

[AC130 Gunship]

What does Zaluzhny have to do with it? He might as well oppose the opening of another McDonald's in Austria, where Netrebko lives permanently.

[solar]

Not so easy.

On March 30, 2022, Netrebko published a post on Facebook in Russian and English, where she stated that she is against the war, is not an ally of any Russian leaders or political parties, and that her previous performances had been misinterpreted... On March 1, 2022, the Bavarian State Opera ended its cooperation with Anna Netrebko, and on March 3, 2022, the Metropolitan Opera severed all ties with Netrebko.[15][50] Despite statements condemning the war, Netrebko's concerts were cancelled in a number of cities, including Liechtenstein, Stuttgart, Tallinn, and Prague.[15]

On April 1, 2022, the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre announced that it was canceling Netrebko's scheduled performance on June 2, 2022, due to her "condemnation of the actions" of Russia and "renunciation of her homeland."

[sagitovich]

I had a much better opinion of Zaluzhny.

[kill the fascist]

This is a victory! Just right on the level of merit.

[Fangaro]

Quote: Montezuma

Quote: BAI

Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

She shines in Europe, but is in no hurry to come to Russia with concerts. After her statement of disapproval of the SVO in March 2022, she still lives abroad. While paying tribute to her talent, it is still surprising how one can demonstratively forget one's homeland for the promised high foreign fees. It is known that she was pressured and threatened with refusal to perform, but she had a choice, and she made it herself.

Can poems, books, music, songs and opinions of those we read, listened to and admired 5-10 years ago be attributed to history?
Let him be undesirable today, or a foreign agent. Let his accounts, his current statements be banned, because he is now against the country in which he took place.
But in the past he (she) was both popular and, more importantly, approved of by us.
Or did we all come out against Yeltsin and for Parliament? Maybe everyone voted for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation? Well, maybe everyone can have their own personal opinion without calling for a change in the constitutional order and the overthrow of the existing Government? Or can one have one's own personal opinion only in silence?

[Montezuma]

Quote from Fangaro

Maybe poems, books, music, songs and opinions of those we read, listened to, admired 5-10 years ago should be considered history? ..... Well, maybe everyone can have their own personal opinion without calling for a change in the constitutional order and the overthrow of the existing government? Or can one have one's own personal opinion only in silence?

So they remained in history, no one rewrites books and no one remakes films. Here we are talking about something else, when a person has formed a "personal opinion" because of high fees, and is ready to renounce his Motherland, although he understands perfectly well that he will never become completely one of them for strangers, and will be constantly under surveillance - what if he accidentally writes or says something good about Russia somewhere? They will immediately remember - aha, a Russian woman screwed up, get her! This incident about Zaluzhny's reaction is just proof of that - for him she is still a "damned Muscovite", even if she is against the SVO.

[YanniKounnar]

Entre une superbe chanteuse d'Opera et un joueur de piano "sans les mains" contrairement à Zaluzhny je préfère la voix de la première plutôt que "l'instrument" du deuxième...

Between a magnificent opera singer and a pianist "without hands", unlike Zaluzhny, I prefer the Voice of the First, and not the "instrument" of the second...

[Ivan№One]

"magnificent Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe"

The editors would like to read what she said about SVO
And where has he lived since he was 22?
And when was I in Russia last time?

[Fangaro]

Quote: Ivan№One

"magnificent Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe"

The editors would like to read what she said about SVO
And where has he lived since he was 22?
And when was I in Russia last time?

Are you suggesting that Pushkin should be considered only as having souls? What he scribbled there with the pens obtained by serfs, we will not take into account?
Who should Ulyanov be classified as? A revolutionary or a terrorist?
Kobzon, Pugacheva, Grebenshchikov, Magomayev... Where to send them?

[Fangaro]

Quote: Ivan№One

"magnificent Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe"

The editors would like to read what she said about SVO
And where has he lived since he was 22?
And when was I in Russia last time?

You can write.
Can you sing?
Listen to how he sings. Praise him. Or sing better.
And without opposing the voice on stage to the voice of personal opinion, tear to pieces what you don’t agree with.
Otherwise, you end up saying, “I won’t even listen to what this witch sings.”

[Vasyan1971]

I am not calling for censorship. I am calling for memory and honesty.
- declared the general.

The double standards of the Banderite are touching...

[Sergey Mitinsky]

It seems that Zaluzhny has nothing better to do than to persuade his English patrons to ruin Netrebko’s performance on the London stage at any cost.
If this is so and Zaluzhny has become the Minister of Culture and part-time censor abroad, then his new position should only be approved, which, however, does not relieve him of responsibility for previous war crimes.
Goering also tried to pass himself off at the Nuremberg Trials as a collector who had preserved masterpieces of fine art for future generations from the encroachments of crude militarism and as a generous patron of the arts, but he had to answer for other things.

[AC130 Gunship]

Quote: Montezuma

Quote: BAI

Anna Netrebko continues to shine on the best stages of Europe. And on September 11, she will perform in London's Covent Garden.

She shines in Europe, but is in no hurry to come to Russia with concerts. After her statement of disapproval of the SVO in March 2022, she still lives abroad. While paying tribute to her talent, it is still surprising how one can demonstratively forget one's homeland for the promised high foreign fees. It is known that she was pressured and threatened with refusal to perform, but she had a choice, and she made it herself.

Netrebko has been living permanently in Austria for many years now. As they say, learn the ropes.

And, accordingly, her ears are not filled with the chaff from the idiot box on Channel 1.

[Leonid Dymov]

Anna Netrebko is a Kuban Cossack. The Kuban Cossacks were the first to come to defend Crimea from Banderovites, crossing the Kerch Strait. Netrebko is an opera singer for centuries, because she has many high-quality audio and video recordings, unlike Caruso and even Shalyapin. In the West, they began to harass and blackmail her. Unfortunately, our compatriots, who are very far from classical music, being fans of pop, also took part in this blackmail. Victory in the SVO will put everything in its place. Unlike Shalyapin, she will return to Russia, where she has many fans.

[Alexander Chertov_2]

But they really can make him the new Ukrainian president, because his last name is suitable for this, the Englishwoman always gives us shit because of a puddle.

[Marlin]

Let Netrebko decide whose side she is on. Otherwise she will change her shoes as she sees fit.