Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netrebko has become something of a pariah for her past associations with Vladimir Putin. (Pictured with the Russian president in ...

From Thursday's opinion by Judge Analisa Torres (S.D.N.Y.) in Netrebko v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n: After Anna Netrebko, an acclaimed opera singer, refused to repudiate Russian President Vladimir ...

The Metropolitan Opera House with American Ballet Theater banner. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City. (Ajay Suresh/Wikimedia Commons) MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal judge is allowing ...

ROME, Nov 7 (Reuters) - An Italian opera house has cancelled performances by a Russian singer seen as close to President Vladimir Putin, in a move welcomed by the Italian government. Russian bass ...

From Judge Analisa Torres's decision in Netrebko v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n, Inc.: In the [earlier order], the Court found that Netrebko did not allege direct evidence of discriminatory intent….