Taiwan’s Nationwide Symphony Orchestra canceled a March 5 live performance scheduled to function soprano Anna Netrebko in a choice the orchestra mentioned it made “because of public considerations.”

Netrebko had been scheduled to carry out together with her husband, tenor Yusif Eyvazov, and mezzo-soprano I-Chiao Shih.

The orchestra mentioned in an announcement Tuesday that ticker consumers shall be supplied refunds.

Netrebko, a 51-year-old who was born in Russia and lives in Vienna, was amongst classical music’s high attracts till final 12 months, when New York’s Metropolitan Opera dropped her after she refused to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He schedule lists upcoming live shows in Hong Kong on March 9 and 11, and at Tokyo on March 15. She is scheduled to open the one hundredth anniversary season of Italy’s Area de Verona on June 16 within the title position of Verdi’s “Aida” with Eyvazov, as Rademes.

An e mail despatched to Netrebko’s agent in search of remark was not instantly returned.