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CTV News
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Pro-Palestinian protest prompts scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London
LONDON — A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night as cast members were taking their bows following the season's final performance of 'Il Trovatore.' Images posted on social media show what appears to be a member of the chorus holding the unfurled flag in front of his chest while the lead singers bask in the audience's applause. After a few moments, someone backstage attempts to grab the flag, but the performer holds onto the banner and snaps back into place. Singers were taking their bows after the end of the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Director Adele Thomas' production reinterprets the story of desire and an all-consuming curse, the opera said. 'The display of the flag was spontaneous and unauthorized action by the artist,'' the opera company said in a statement. 'It was not approved by the Royal Ballet & Opera and is not in line with our commitment to political impartiality.'
Asharq Al-Awsat
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Pro-Palestinian Protest Prompts Scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London
A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night as cast members were taking their bows following the season's final performance of 'Il Trovatore.' Images posted on social media show what appears to be a member of the chorus holding the unfurled flag in front of his chest while the lead singers bask in the audience's applause, Reuters reported. After a few moments, someone backstage attempts to grab the flag, but the performer holds onto the banner and snaps back into place. Singers were taking their bows after the end of the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Director Adele Thomas' production reinterprets the story of desire and an all-consuming curse, the opera said. "The display of the flag was spontaneous and unauthorized action by the artist,'' the opera company told the BBC. "It was not approved by the Royal Ballet & Opera and is not in line with our commitment to political impartiality.'
Associated Press
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Pro-Palestinian protest prompts scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London
LONDON (AP) — A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night as cast members were taking their bows following the season's final performance of 'Il Trovatore.' Images posted on social media show what appears to be a member of the chorus holding the unfurled flag in front of his chest while the lead singers bask in the audience's applause. After a few moments, someone backstage attempts to grab the flag, but the performer holds onto the banner and snaps back into place. Singers were taking their bows after the end of the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Director Adele Thomas' production reinterprets the story of desire and an all-consuming curse, the opera said. 'The display of the flag was spontaneous and unauthorized action by the artist,'' the opera company told the BBC. 'It was not approved by the Royal Ballet & Opera and is not in line with our commitment to political impartiality.'
