FILE PHOTO: Russian film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov wearing a protective face mask, used as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), waits before a court hearing in Moscow, Russia June 26, 2020. Serebrennikov was under house arrest since 2017 on suspicion of embezzling state funds. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has upset opera and ballet fans by abruptly cancelling a series of shows this week by directors who have spoken out against the war in Ukraine.
The theatre gave no reason for dropping Timofey Kuliabin's production of the opera "Don Pasquale" and Kirill Serebrennikov's ballet "Nureyev".
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