Prague government cancels performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

The soprano will not demand compensation, the organising agency confirmed.

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko was due to perform in Prague in October (Luca Bruno/AP)

A scheduled performance by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko in the Czech capital has been cancelled over political pressures as Russia wages war on Ukraine, Czech officials said.

The announcement came days after the Prague government said that all its coalition parties “unequivocally” opposed the concert, calling it “insensitive”.