Royal Opera and Ballet

UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera cancels Tel Aviv ‘Tosca’ after staff protest over stance on Gaza

It comes after 182 dancers, musicians, singers and technical staff sign open letter denouncing ‘recent actions and decisions’ by organization ‘in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza’
Letter backs actions of performer who raised a Palestinian flag on stage last month as ‘act of courage and moral clarity,’ and accuses organization’s director of opera of reacting aggressively

By Arab News · 04 August 2025