The Italian festival drops the pipeline aligned by Putin
Caserta’s Royal Palace announced on Monday that it is canceling a Pro-Kremlin Maestro Valery Gergiev weekend concert-a voice supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin-after turmoil from AFP politicians and critics. Gergiev did not condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a stop he was fired by the Munich Philharmonic in March 2022. He has not played a concert in Europe since. The scheduled concert in the 18th century Palace near Naples – now a museum – had caused an intense debate in Italy, with Ukraine condemning Russia’s movement and exiled opposition calling for protests. Days of uncertainty about whether the concert will
